Left pane file list (references, text found) like in VS Code

[martinrode]

Hi guys, what an amazing product Zed is! I really love the speed of it and its dedication to detail. However, not being able to have my search results (CTRL+F or "Find All References") in the left pane like in VS Code is a deal breaker for me.

The current behaviour to open a new editor to display the results takes away focus and is really hindering re-factorings or quickly analysing code structure.

I remember there has been an issue already for this and it has been somehow addressed, but I already forgot how to activate it (which is a sign by itself) and I also remember it was not doing what VS Code does and thus not suitable for my use cases.

Attached a screenshot of a "Find All References" in VS Code. I click on each file one by one to refactor.

[SomeoneToIgnore]

Have you tried opening https://zed.dev/docs/outline-panel?highlight=outline%20panel#outline-panel ?
That should show tree-like structure for all files in a multi buffer.

[malinindev]

This is a big problem for me because I use “Find All References” all the time, especially when refactoring. It’s a core part of how I work.
I really hope this gets implemented properly, because this is honestly the only thing stopping me from fully switching to Zed.

The Outline panel isn’t the same and doesn’t give the same dev experience

[zaposao]

I agree this is my biggest disappointment that prevents me from switching full from vscode