Make tabs auto pin when edited

[Awbmilne]

I use VScode a lot, and it has a great feature that could make editing and browsing notes easy without the hassle of manually pinning and unpinning tabs.

When you open a file in vscode, the title in the tab shows up as italic. This indicates that the file is termprarily open. If you open another file without editing the temporary one, it closes and the tab is removed. BUT, if you edit the temporary file, The title becomes non-italic and the tab is open. You then need to close the tab with the x or use ctrl+w to close it.

Here is an example:

Notice:

• A tab stops being temporary when the file in the list is double-clicked (whether already open or not)
• A tab stops being temporary when the tab is double clicked
• A tab stops being temporary when the file is edited

It may be hard to tell the difference between a temporary and non-temporary tab in that Gif, here is a better shot of just the italics changing:

You can also close any tab easily using the x, or the Current tab with Ctrl+W

These are very developer oriented functions, allowing you to read through a file without adding to your numerous tabs already open. But i find it would help me greatly with managing multiple open notes at the same time.

Though, it may be a nucence for some who would use tabs rarely. So a option to toggle this functionality may be required.

[benji300]

Thank you for this detailed specification 👍
You have listed some interesting points, which would be quite useful extensions. Let me summarize your requirements:

• A tab stops being temporary when the file in the list is double-clicked (whether already open or not)

  • I think double-clicking within the note list is currently not supported by the plugin API. But may be this feature request addresses the same Add command to pin note(s) from note list context menu #12. So at least you can pin a note via context menu.

• A tab stops being temporary when the tab is double clicked

  • I'm not quite sure, but I guess this could be added to the panel.

• A tab stops being temporary when the file is edited

  • This one is interesting, but could be difficult to implement. Actually there's only one event which is triggered anytime the note is edited. But it is triggered when any property of the note is changed. So not only the content or title. I could possibly save the note content temporarily and compare each time to see if it has changed. But that won't be very performant for large notes. Long story short, I'll take a look at it, but can't promise anything.

[benji300]

Addition:
For "A tab stops being temporary when the file is edited", I would add an option like: Automatically pin edited notes