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Keeping track of the last opened .tab (saved tabs, or tab groups) file as active, and when opening another .tab file, the current state is automatically saved to the active one before opening another (or on every change).
An addition to this could be a drop-down menu (like Directory hotlist Ctrl-D) for loading saved .tab files, so it is possible to see which one is active.

I don't see that this can be created manually using the available commands at the moment.

Thank You

Fla$her wrote: 2025-01-13, 11:38 UTC Auto-save tabs

That doesn't help. I guess you didn't read the entire text of the suggestion, just the title.

lossless wrote: 2025-01-13, 12:33 UTC I guess you didn't read the entire text of the suggestion, just the title.

And I think you're having trouble interpreting the information correctly. The link doesn't have to be a full-fledged answer to someone's ambiguous request, it can provide a direction for potential development or a partial solution.

First of all, let me thank you for your answer (which I researched), I forgot that in the first place, so you may have concluded that I did not appreciate your answer.
You may be right that I did not interpret the information correctly, but I do not see my suggestion (not request) as ambiguous, and I do not see anything from your link that would help solve that problem because these are very different things, although at first glance it may not seem so.

Whether it's a request or a suggestion is not so important. I called it ambiguous because, firstly, it looks like a narrative, not a wish. Secondly, the wording "the current state is automatically saved to the active one" is not clear to me. I don't understand what is the difference between the current and active state. Thirdly, I can't understand what the directory menu might have to do with tabs if they are different entities.

I was just too lazy to start a discussion because of such ambiguities, so, as I wrote, I only gave a direction. Using my link, you need to look not for the answer to the question, but for a tool. Using the plugin, you can register commands based on custom functions that will save tabs by calling em_ commands. They will replace the standard ones that do not perform the necessary saving.

ok, maybe I can explain it better with a picture
Image: https://ibb.co/nn8vzym

It's clear. You need an indication of the last opened tab file.
A similar bar menu with names from TabDir=<path> and binding the last file to a new key can be done in Autorun, but any opening commands will have to be executed either from it or with em_ commands where saving is present.
I can do it later if you really need it.