notepad-plus-plus / notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus

[Feature Request] save on tab switch

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Description

If you select another tab, the one you left should be automatically saved.
There should be an option to enable this.

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Research direction

Start by locating the tab-switch handling and the existing save or auto-save preference in the desktop application. Confirm how an option should enable saving the tab that was left, then verify that switching tabs with the option enabled saves the previous tab and that the default behavior remains unchanged.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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