Vim style tabs
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
VS Code's tab/split paradigm works differently to Vim. This can be frustrating if you're used to/prefer the way Vim works in this regard.
Describe the solution you'd like
A tab in Vim terms is more like a window (in VS Code terms), that can contain any number of arbitrary splits (Vim windows). ie. Tab 1 might contain a single window/split with one file open. Tab 2 might contain 3 windows/splits arranged in a certain way, tab 3 might contain 2 splits arranged differently.
Describe alternatives you've considered
N/A. It doesn't appear to me that it's possible to configure VSCode Vim like this currently.
I don't even know how possible this is with the VSCode extension API.
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First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with issue #2989 and investigate whether the VS Code extension API can represent Vim-style tabs containing arbitrary splits. Compare the requested tab/window behavior with the current extension capabilities. Done means determining a feasible implementation path or documenting that the API cannot support it.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100