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[Feature request] tab locking (prevent accidental closing of tabs)
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Description
Request for tab locking function to prevent the accidental closing of tabs.
This feature would be extremely useful to prevent accidental closing of the wrong tab when working on multiple documents.
A few ideas:
- "Lock/Unlock this tab" in the context menu of the tabs
- visual identification of locked tabs, eg. asterisk character: "*Tab1" (similar to Total Commander)
- In case the user wants to close a locked tab a new dialog shall appear, eg.: "Close locked tab? [OK] / [Cancel]
- option in preferences to handle document with at least one bookmark as a locked tab
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Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. First resolve the listed UX choices—tab menu, visual marker, close confirmation, and bookmark preference—and define acceptance criteria for each; done means the agreed locking behavior is implemented and verified.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100