better differentiation between identical files

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4/5
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3-5 days
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Issue type
Feature
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Mostly clear
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Stale
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop, reverse-engineering

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The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the UI code that labels open files and compare the existing behavior with the VS Code examples in the description. Done means identical filenames are distinguishable by showing the first diverging directory in the UI.

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Description

Component: UI Effort: Low Impact: Low

It's common that someone wants to open two files in a similar folder structure:

parent
+ folder1
| + sub 1
| | + file1.dll
+ folder2
| + sub 1
| | + file1.dll

If both versions of file1.dll are opened, you'd want to be able to distinguish in the UI. Here's how VSCode does it (in short, if two files have the same name, walk their paths to find the first diverging directory, show that):

Screen Shot 2022-08-03 at 10 21 28 AM Screen Shot 2022-08-03 at 10 21 33 AM
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