Is there a shortcut for switching tabs

[michaelessiet]

Hi, so I've been looking for the keymapping for switching tabs. Is there one or is this yet to be implemented?

[SomeoneToIgnore]

Currently, there's ctrl-Number for opening to a tab #1/2/3/etc. and cmd-alt-left/right arrow to navigate to previous/next tab.
Those seem to be absent fromt the default keymap json, so there's definitely a room for improvement in the docs and/or the settings.

[verhovsky]

It should be ctrl-tab and ctrl-shift-tab with VS Code bindings. I also tried searching for a "next tab" command to try to find the shortcut

[avi-cenna]

For anyone looking for the ctrl-tab bindings, put this in your keymap. (To open the keymap, press cmd-k cmd-s)

[
  {
    "context": "Pane",
    "bindings": {
      "ctrl-tab": "pane::ActivateNextItem",
      "ctrl-shift-tab": "pane::ActivatePrevItem",
    }
  }
]

[verhovsky]

On VS Code ctrl-tab works like alt-tab, it goes to the most recently open tab and continues through the history.

[cshaa]

This is exactly what I was looking for, thank you!

[cesc1989]

So many thanks.

[ghost]

Another binding that works is cmd+shift+[ or cmd+shift+] to go to the previous or next tabs.

[soupy0x]

this is the way 🥷

[rommyarb]

I tried "ctrl-tab": ["tab_switcher::Toggle", { "select_last": true }], but it doesn't work 🫤
I got it from here: default-macos.json

[ghost]

Hey @rommyarb, I was wondering the same thing and realized the new tab switcher is in the preview release and has not yet made it to an official release.

See release notes for 0.130.0-pre https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v0.130.0-pre:

Added a tab switcher, which is accessible via ctrl-tab and ctrl-shift-tab (#7321, #7653). The tab switcher works in both the main workspace area and in the terminal panel.

[rommyarb]

@pseudomata Ah yes, you are right. I have installed the preview release and I got it working now. Thanks!

[alygin]

I tried "ctrl-tab": ["tab_switcher::Toggle", { "select_last": true }], but it doesn't work 🫤
I got it from here: default-macos.json

@rommyarb, be careful, this select_last: true makes tab switcher start with the last item selected. This behaviour is mapped to ctrl-shift-tab by default, while ctrl-tab automatically selects the second list item. Given that tabs in the switcher are sorted by reverse activation order, this allows the user to switch to the previously used tab with a single keystroke.

Your custom configuration breaks this feature.