The editor tab bar supports workbench.editor.showTabIndex, which helps users identify tab indexes for keyboard-driven navigation.
However, when editor tabs are hidden with:
"workbench.editor.showTabs": "none"
the Open Editors view can become the main visible representation of open editors and editor groups. Currently, this view does not provide a way to show the editor indexes.
Proposal
Add a setting explorer.openEditors.showTabIndex
When enabled, the Open Editors view should show the 1-based index of each editor within its editor group.
For example:
Group 1
1: main.ts
2: package.json
Group 2
1: app.tsx
2: routes.ts
The displayed index should correspond to the editor's actual index within its editor group, matching the index used by editor navigation commands.
This would make the Open Editors view more useful for keyboard-driven workflows, especially when editor tabs are hidden.
Example:

The editor tab bar supports
workbench.editor.showTabIndex, which helps users identify tab indexes for keyboard-driven navigation.However, when editor tabs are hidden with:
the Open Editors view can become the main visible representation of open editors and editor groups. Currently, this view does not provide a way to show the editor indexes.
Proposal
Add a setting
explorer.openEditors.showTabIndexWhen enabled, the Open Editors view should show the 1-based index of each editor within its editor group.
For example:
The displayed index should correspond to the editor's actual index within its editor group, matching the index used by editor navigation commands.
This would make the Open Editors view more useful for keyboard-driven workflows, especially when editor tabs are hidden.
Example: