Tab bar isn't needed when view/editing one file

Bug #770048 reported by Tiago Silva
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gedit
Won't Fix
Wishlist
gedit (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: gedit

When viewing or editing just one file, the tab created is simply a waste of space, as the same pertinent information is provided in the title bar.

Gedit should have a behavior/toggle similar to the "Always show the tab bar" toggle in Mozilla's Firefox:
"Always show the tab bar: If you're only viewing one web page in a Firefox window, the tab bar is not normally shown. Check this preference to always show the tab bar, including when only the Firefox window contains only one page."

Tiago Silva (tiagosilva)
tags: added: needs-coding usability
Revision history for this message
Marcel Stimberg (marcelstimberg) wrote :

Thank you for your bug report. This bug has been reported to the developers of the software. You can track it and make comments at: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=105196

Changed in gedit:
importance: Unknown → Wishlist
status: Unknown → Confirmed
Robert Roth (evfool)
Changed in gedit (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
Changed in gedit:
status: Confirmed → Won't Fix
Changed in gedit (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Filip Sohajek (filip-sohajek)
status: Triaged → In Progress
Changed in gedit (Ubuntu):
assignee: Filip Sohajek (filip-sohajek) → nobody
Revision history for this message
Lev Lazinskiy (levlaz) wrote :

What is the process for closing a bug here when it has been marked as closed wontfix upstream?

Revision history for this message
Paul White (paulw2u) wrote :

In recent versions of gedit the tab bar appears when a second file is opened and is removed if all files except one are closed. Closing as fixed.

Changed in gedit (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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