id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc
306	Cycle through tabs (ctrl-tab) in most-recently-used order	patspam	Sewi	"Can we make ctrl+tab cycle through tabs in most recently used order? e.g. more closely mimic the Windows/Gnome alt-tab model.

I find this behviour very useful when I have multiple tabs open and I want to jump ""back"" to the previous file I was just working on (or back 2 in the order, etc..).

The really nice way to do this is to indicate visually which tab is going to be opened while the user is still ctrl-tabbing and only open the tab when the ctrl key is released. This gives the user a chance to hit Esc to cancel mid-way. 

I've seen some apps do this by just highlighting the tab name in the tab bar, others that render a little preview of the tab (a la Windows/Gnome alt-tab), and others that render a little list of tab names on top of the screen showing which tab will be opened. Either of the latter two are extra nice if you can actually click a tab of choice with the mouse whilst the preview is on the screen. 

Personally I'd have this as the default behaviour, but if some people like the current ""in tab order"" that Padre currently follows I'd be happy to just have this as a feature that can be turned on in Preferences.

N.B. Normally ctrl-shift-tab does the same thing in the opposite direction, however I can never fit 3 fingers of my left hand comfortably on all three buttons so I'm so concerned about that!"	enhancement	assigned	minor		editor	0.34		usability, external consistency