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Open to Other Editor Group

Open to Other Editor Group

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Open a selected file to next to active editor group
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Open to Other Editor Group

This is a Visual Studio Code extension that makes it easily to open a selected file to next to active editor group.

Demo

Commands

Open to Other Editor Group

Open selected file to a different editor group than the one you are currently focus on. This is inspired by "Open to the Side" menu command. This command doesn't create a large number of editor group, unlike "Open to the Side".

Useful Keyboard Shortcuts Example

// Open the focused file in Explorer View to next to the active editor group.
{
  "key": "ctrl+o",
  "command": "open-to-other-editor-group.openToOtherEditorGroup",
  "when": "explorerViewletVisible && filesExplorerFocus && !explorerResourceIsFolder && !inputFocus"
}
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