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Don't open the file on right click

#1

One thing that’s really annoying to use is deleting files within Sublime, I almost always have to use finder instead which is silly.

The reason is that each file takes 5 CLICKS! to delete, as right clicking opens the file for some reason. Unless I’m missing something simple in settings, I can’t see why it needs to do this.

Here’s a video of what I’m trying to explain

Video of an example here

I think it would be much better to not open the file if it is right-clicked, unless anyone can give me a reason why this is an important feature?

Thanks! :slightly_smiling:

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Sidebar view of open files goes bad
#2

Agreed, it’s really annoying :smiley:

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#3

because of https://github.com/SublimeTextIssues/Core/issues/2

The workaround is or to disable preview_on_click (meanwhile this is fixed…)
Or to use sidebar enhancements, which gonna close the tab if dirty, if you enable that option in settings.

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#4

Ah ok thanks, so I’ve got Sidebar Enhancements which I’ve had for ages. Just found the setting:

"close_affected_buffers_when_deleting_even_if_dirty"

And set that to true, which has fixed the problem.
Still, it feels very much like a hacky work around and should be something that’s fixed in the core build. It seems to have been a documented problem since 2012!

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