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Will Townes
Will Townes

Reputation: 1837

How to reset split screen to default in Notepad++

Using the compare plugin in Notepad++ splits the screen between the two files being compared. Is there a fast way to revert the screen to have all of the tabs again in a single window, as is the default view upon opening the application?

Upvotes: 41

Views: 49890

Answers (9)

giraffe
giraffe

Reputation: 184

You used Ctrl + Alt + Shift + x and it does not help? Then try this if you use the Document List Panel (Settings > Preferences > General > Document List Panel > [x] Show) instead of the Tab bar (Settings > Preferences > General > Tab bar > [x] Hide), you should move all the files on the side with less files to the other view.

  1. Find out which side has less files open by opening the Window menu once on both sides.

  2. To move a file from one view to the other use View > Move/Clone Current Document > Move to other view or Alt + v m Enter

  3. Still in split view? Switch focus back to the other side using F8 and go to step 2.

Once all files on one side have been moved, the split view will disappear automatically.

PS. I know the question was about "tabs". However I regard the Document List as a better variant of "tabs".

Upvotes: 2

user1012787
user1012787

Reputation: 11

Plugins--> Compare--> Clear Results

Upvotes: 1

Juha Untinen
Juha Untinen

Reputation: 1867

If you have disabled the Tab bar (Settings | Preferences | General | Tab bar | [x] Hide) and use Document List / Switcher (Settings | Preferences | General | Document List Panel | [x] Show), what you need to do is to first close all the documents open in the clone/split view. Once all files open in that have been closed, the split view will also close automatically.

Now, unfortunately there is no way(?) to tell what you have open in the split view and the main view. You'll just have to click on the right side split, and keep pressing Ctrl + W until the split view goes away. I guess you could also enable Tab bar for this occasion.

Upvotes: 1

Palak Shah
Palak Shah

Reputation: 11

For "Clear Active Compare" - ctrl + Alt + X For "Clear All Compares" - ctrl + Alt + Shift + X

Upvotes: 1

Tim Penner
Tim Penner

Reputation: 3541

Ctrl + Alt + D will clear the comparison results.

If the split screen remains after clearing the comparison results, this is likely due to still having files open within each of the two split-screened-windows.

To resolve this, close the open files or move them from one of the two split screen windows to the other. Moving them can be done via drag and drop or by right-clicking on the file's tab and choosing 'move to other window". When the last file is moved or closed the split screen will disappear.

Upvotes: 2

z_eternity88
z_eternity88

Reputation: 539

Right click on the tab and the choose "Move to Other View" This works for me on npp v6.6.9

Upvotes: 53

Firze
Firze

Reputation: 4049

You can drag all the files from one side to the other side. This will close the window that was left empty.

Upvotes: 15

Yaba
Yaba

Reputation: 304

Under the plugins>Compare>Clear Results is where you will find a clickable menu option to do it aprt from the keyboard shortcut.

Upvotes: 1

Oded
Oded

Reputation: 499132

I believe this would be Ctrl + Alt + d.

To get to the split script use Alt + d.

See under Plugins -> Compare.

Upvotes: 27

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