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diff --git a/doc/03_UserInterface.md b/doc/03_UserInterface.md index d51101ef..6f232d37 100644 --- a/doc/03_UserInterface.md +++ b/doc/03_UserInterface.md @@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ key bindings. [key preferences]: 08_Preferences.html#Key.Bindings [complete list]: api/textadept.keys.html#Key.Bindings +## Tab Bar + +The tab bar displays all of Textadept's open buffers, although it's only visible +when two or more buffers are open. While only the GUI version supports tabs, +Textadept's [buffer browser][] is always available and far more powerful. + +[buffer browser]: 04_WorkingWithFiles.html#Buffers + ## Editor View Most of your time spent with Textadept is in the editor view. The GUI version diff --git a/doc/04_WorkingWithFiles.md b/doc/04_WorkingWithFiles.md index 4a941a40..6f61d1da 100644 --- a/doc/04_WorkingWithFiles.md +++ b/doc/04_WorkingWithFiles.md @@ -2,14 +2,10 @@ ## Buffers -One of the first things notably absent when opening multiple files in Textadept -is the lack of a tab bar showing the open files. This design decision allowed -Textadept to support unlimited split views from the very beginning. Having a -single tab bar for multiple views causes confusion and having one tab bar per -view clutters the interface. - -Instead of having tabs, Textadept has the buffer browser. Press `Ctrl+B` (`⌘B` -on Mac OSX | `M-B` or `M-S-B` in curses) to open it. +Despite the fact that Textadept can display multiple buffers with a tab bar, the +buffer browser is usually a faster way to switch between buffers or quickly +assess which files are open. Press `Ctrl+B` (`⌘B` on Mac OSX | `M-B` or `M-S-B` +in curses) to display this browser.  diff --git a/doc/08_Preferences.md b/doc/08_Preferences.md index 36bab575..e4fbe4cf 100644 --- a/doc/08_Preferences.md +++ b/doc/08_Preferences.md @@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ your *~/.textadept/init.lua*: textadept.editing.TYPEOVER_CHARS = false textadept.editing.STRIP_TRAILING_SPACES = false +To always hide the tab bar: + + ui.tabs = false + Now suppose you want to load all of Textadept's default modules except for the menu. You cannot do this after-the-fact from *~/.textadept/init.lua*. Instead you need Textadept to load your own module rather than the default one. Copy the diff --git a/doc/images/splitviews.png b/doc/images/splitviews.png Binary files differindex 9108a995..d9a4060d 100644 --- a/doc/images/splitviews.png +++ b/doc/images/splitviews.png |
