Open files tabs (add: auto-sort tabs feature)

[tiomanisland]

Description of the Issue

I would like to see auto-sort-tabs feature added to Notepad++

Steps to Reproduce the Issue

1. Open test.php
2. Open config.php
3. Open hello.php

Expected Behavior

I would expect files to open in tabs sorted from A-Z, means that tabs would look like:

1. config.php
2. hello.php
3. test.php

Actual Behavior

File tabs are not sorted. Notepad++ is just adding files after each other. There could be settings that would keep current behaviour (not sorted) and X auto-sort tabs (in real time).

Debug Information

When you have 20 files opened and you need to fix something in config.php your eyes must go left-right-left-right to find that file.

[sasumner]

See https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/19084/

Suggest NavigateTo plugin -- why visually scan when you could just start typing "c...o...n..."? By then you've probably found your file.

[tiomanisland]

This is not what I said. I was talking about real time auto-sort feature, without a need to select option from menu or click or type.

[sasumner]

This is not what I said.

Clearly.

Comments here are for offering workarounds to things that (probably) won't be implemented.

Comments are also for, well, commenting; here's one:

• Seems to make sense if you only ever work on files that are all in the same folder. Otherwise, unrelated files may be grouped together.

[tiomanisland]

I get it. I will try what you said. Do you know any editor with such feature?

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[sasumner]

Do you know any editor with such feature?

I have never seen such a feature after using GUI text editors for 25 years.

[tiomanisland]

I saw it but only in one editor it was called something like jdedit or j**editor made from a guy in poland or czech There is also VS plugin they say but i dont use VS Nice feature, I am surprised others don't add such a simple feature to implement.

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[ArkadiuszMichalski]

Another ask:
https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/20434/auto-sort-tabs-real-time

[sasumner]

Another ask

The two Community postings are by the same individual.
This issue was opened shortly after the earlier Community posting was made.
Thus I deduce there is exactly ONE person requesting this functionality.

[ArkadiuszMichalski]

Looks like someone has sclerosis or really wants this feature. This can't be done with PythonScript? Take all tabs, map to table, sort table according to the file name, move tab one by one according to the sorted idx?

[freezer2022]

Yeah, also, instead of writing a comment in the current thread, he also 2 years later smuggled a duplicate of the current thread, in a camouflaged / altered title, as a paid feature request :

• Feature Request = Call for Plugin #11400