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editor tab resizer

editor tab resizer

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editor tab resizer
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Editor Tab Resizer

A Visual Studio Code extension that provides simple tab resizing functionality. Toggle between equal width tabs and maximized active tab with a single keyboard shortcut.

Features

  • Toggle between equal width tabs and maximized active tab
  • Automatically resets to equal width when changing active editor
  • Simple and intuitive keyboard shortcut

Usage

Default Keyboard Shortcut

  • ctrl+q: Toggle tab size (when editor has focus)

The extension provides two main behaviors:

  1. When activated, it maximizes the width of the current active editor tab
  2. When toggled again, it restores all editor tabs to equal widths
  3. Automatically resets to equal widths when switching between editor tabs

Requirements

  • Visual Studio Code version 1.96.0 or higher

Extension Settings

This extension doesn't require any additional configuration. It works out of the box with the default keyboard shortcut.

Features in Detail

Tab Size Toggle

The extension provides a simple way to focus on your current work:

  • Maximize the current editor tab when you need more screen space
  • Return to equal width tabs when you need to see all files equally
  • Automatic reset when switching files prevents unintended maximized states

Release Notes

1.0.0

  • Initial release
  • Basic tab resizing functionality
  • Automatic reset on editor change
  • Keyboard shortcut (ctrl+q) implementation
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