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Feature: Allow preference to make adding a tab to the current window a default behavior

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Description

Similar to a browser or Sublime-like text editor, allow for files to be opened as tabs in an existing window. Currently you can gather windows, or you can manually open a new editor in a window as a tab, but there is no way to make this the default behavior. Additionally it would be nice to File > New in Tab and File > New in Window selections with the common hot keys Shift+CMD|CTRL+N and CMD|CTRL+N.

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Research direction

Start by tracing the existing window and tab creation behavior, then inspect the File menu actions and their current keyboard shortcuts. Done means a preference can make opening files use tabs in the current window by default, with separate File > New in Tab and File > New in Window actions using the requested shortcuts.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos, objective-c
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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