If you’re like most people, you probably use Notepad++ to write code. But what if you want to switch between tabs using numbers? Notepad++ doesn’t seem to support this feature.
If you do a lot of coding and need to switch back and forth between open tabs often, then you need a quick and simple way to do it to keep things flowing smoothly. Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answer to help a frustrated reader enjoy tab-switching goodness.
Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites.
The Question
SuperUser reader doon wants to know if there is a way to switch between tabs in Notepad++ using the number keys:
Is there a way for doon to have easy tab-switching using the number keys in Notepad++?
This functionality does not seem to be supported natively in Notepad++, but I was wondering if there are any plugins or add-ons that may support this. Is there a different notepad application that does? I need to use this a lot in my work. Thanks for any answers.
The Answer
SuperUser contributor tchester has the answer for us:
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