Synchronized tab selection

[wanderer]

I think this has been asked before but since now we're at TCv7, let's see if there is a chance of having this wish: clicking on tab #5 in the left panel automatically activates tab #5 in the right panel. Perhaps this could be achieved by pressing the right mousebutton on a tab, then pressing and releasing the left and then releasing the right (just an idea).

[SanskritFritz]

Here is a workaround:
http://www.ghisler.ch/wiki/index.php/AutoHotkey:_Simultaneous_switch_to_next/previous_Tab_in_both_panes

[wanderer]

Bump.

Nice suggestion SanskritFritz but it seems it works only with the keyboard, right? What about poor mouse users?

[StickyNomad]

Quite a while ago, I already suggested something like that in the beta forum, but with a slightly different approach, namely creating pairs of tabs dynamically:

See Screenshot

What do you think about a possibility to link two opened tabs in opposite panels together, so when you click on any of the linked tabs, its 'brother'-tab is activated in the opposite panel?

In the directory hotlist exists a comparable feature, but this is feasible for certain 'static' folders only, with my suggestion, this feature could be used easily and dynamically on demand with any folder.

I can imagine it functioning this way:

If you right click on any tab, the menu shows a submenu like 'link tab with... >' that shows all currently opened tabs of the _opposite_ panel.

After a tab is chosen, whenever one of the two linked Tabs is activated, it's 'brother' in the opposite panel is opened too. This link could be indicated by a little index-nr. in the tab title, allowing you to define multiple pairs of tabs. If technically possible, colored indexes could make it easy to recognize which tabs are linked to each other.

If a linked tab is closed, the link is disconnected, perhaps after a dialog: 'The current Tab is linked. Do you want to close it anyway and break the link?'.

I think such thing could be quite useful.

[wanderer]

Quite a while ago, I already suggested something like that in the beta forum, but with a slightly different approach, namely creating pairs of tabs dynamically

Well, your suggestion is certainly better. I had suggested a simpler version hoping it had better chances to be included in TC7 but... Anyway, i find such a feature not only "quite useful" as you said but essential. Let's hope Christian has in mind to add it in the near future.

[StickyNomad]

2wanderer

Let's hope Christian has in mind to add it in the near future.

I hope so too. And if my suggestion should be too sophisticated, I also will be happy with a more 'simplified' implementation.

After all, it is just a suggestion about one possible way this could work.

[serber]

This is exactly what I'm looking for!

Is there any chance of implementation of it Mr. Ghisler?

Regards

[JohnFredC]

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