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morpheus
morpheus

Reputation: 20350

Is there a keyboard shortcut to navigate to previously opened file in notepad++?

I encounter this problem frequently in notepad++: let's say i am editing a file. i want to copy contents from another file to this file. to do that i open the other file and select the contents that i want to copy. now i want to navigate back to the old file. is there a keyboard shortcut to navigate to the old file? and by extension a shortcut to navigate forward?

or else, does someone know of an editor for windows that supports this scenario? another problem with notepad++ is if i goto the windows menu, it shows me a list of all the files that are opened and i have to scroll manually through all the files to select the file i want to edit. would be nice if it supported a search box where one could type in the filename they want to edit.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2612

Answers (2)

CptObvious
CptObvious

Reputation: 376

You could use the Location Navigate plugin to solve your navigation issue:

  • Jump to previous location: Ctrl -
  • Jump to next location: Ctrl Shift -

Upvotes: 0

morpheus
morpheus

Reputation: 20350

Ctrl + TAB seems to do the trick. the same shortcut navigates back and forward so effectively it toggles between previous and current file.

Also try Pressing Ctrl followed by n TABS to navigate back and pressing Ctrl+SHIFT followed by n TABS to move forward

Upvotes: 3

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