Switch to last opened tab in Editor

I need a quick way to switch between two opened tabs in Editor that are not next to each other. I need a keyboard shortcut that will switch back to the last file I was editing.

I often have many .m files open as tabs. I usually I am actively editing two or three of these files and occasionally editing the rest of them. In particular, I am often switching frequently between two files. This behavior is the default for app switching on Mac/Windows and within other apps such as Textmate. The only keyboard shortcuts for tab switching are to move up/down the list of files (ctrl-pgup/pgdwn). This is clunky. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

[Odd Trandem]

This shortcut is available in nearly all other IDEs and text editors, and is strongly missed in the Matlab editor.

Answer 2

[Matthew]

This functionality needs to exist. Most Python IDE's have this capability. It is a great hindrance to efficiency.

Answer 3

[Renato Agurto]

I don't know if its possible. If your MATLAB version allows it, you can move the tabs and place them next to each other and thenuse ctrl+pguo/pgdown

Or you can use View-> tiles -> Left/right and you can split the editor in 2 and see 2 files at the same time

[Joseph Cullen]

Rearranging the files is always a possibility, but constantly rearranging the files is not something that I want to be doing. Also, I would have to remember whether to go up or down. This would depending on the relative location of the last file I was editing. I would like one short cut that always goes to the last active file.

[Renato Agurto]

Sorry, but according to "MATLAB Keyboard Shortcuts Preferences" there isn't any ahorcut to switch tabs, other than what you already mentioned

Answer 4

[CdC]

This needs to be added, as in other IDEs. cmd-E please!

Answer 5

[Jason Doyle]

Yes, this is really annoying.

Matlab - make ctrl-tab switch between buffers. The current near-worthless functionality of ctrl-tab only makes me upset.

And why can't you support column editing?

And no tab completion functionality?

This is the only thing I want in your next release. Stop working on new toolboxes until you can provide a full-featured editor.

[Jason Doyle]

Now I see this was requested years ago. Matlab doesn't care.

[Walter Roberson]

@Jason Doyle

Column selection exists: https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_prog/edit-and-format-code.html

[Walter Roberson]

Tab completion: https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_prog/customize-code-suggestions-and-completions.html

[Walter Roberson]

Stop working on new toolboxes until you can provide a full-featured editor.

Mathworks was going to release R2022a tonight, but I will make sure to tell them to halt that until the editor is completely finished.

... Done. I used internal channels to tell them to stop R2022a.

[Jason Doyle]

Ah, so there is something useful added since 2016. I see my 2021a live editor has these capabilites, but you don't get that feature in the normal editor until 2021b. I am so accustomed to there being nothing of value to me in new releases. Sorry matlab, you do care, eventually. Thanks for the info, Walter.

Answer 6

[Odd Trandem]

I have downloded rel 2022b today. Still no ctrl-tab select last used editor tab functionality. :(