Split the sidebar!

[Akdor_1154]

Hi,

Is there any way to split the sidebar so that Open Files and Folders are two separate panes that can be individually scrolled? I would rather use Open Files instead of tabs, and having Open Files always visible instead of having to scroll it into view all the time would be very useful.

Cheers
Jarrad

[patjenkins21]

We’re not the only ones that would really appreciate this feature! https://superuser.com/questions/1114803/how-can-i-make-the-list-of-open-files-sticky-in-sublime-text-3

To my mind, this seems like a straightforward UI tweak. We may have to wait another 8 years though…

[andretges]

Is this something really that difficult to build or is it intentional? I don’t get why this thing is being ignored for 8+ years… It’s not just one thread begging here

Keep sidebar "Open files" always visible / horizontal tabs feature

To maximize editor space I like to hide Tabs, and instead use the “Open files” in the sidebar. The problem is that once you start working with the file tree, the opened files part of the sidebar is quickly out of sight due to scrolling. I would like the opened files to remain visible, since it’s of great help when navigating between them. The basic idea es that it works like the normal tabs: the current opened file should always be visible, and the ones around them too. Maybe we can have some s…

How do you personally manage to navigate lots of open files without it, by wrangling with the tabs?

Look at VSCode for example - their Explorer is exactly what we need, open files are in a separate pane, tree view is always scrolled to the current file. Other than that Sublime looks marvelous to me, and VSCode more like a dumpster fire.

Please, make that little tweak, we’re not going to leave!