In Sublime Text 2, how do I open new files in a new tab?

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When I'm editing with files on the server, and I click to edit them, if I'm editing multiple files (say an HTML file and a CSS file) but they open in new windows, which, on my small laptop display is a little inconvenient.

How do I make it open in a new tab, rather than a new window?

score 418 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 29 '14 at 19:40

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OSX-Only: Add the following to Preferences > Settings - User or ⌘ + , :

"open_files_in_new_window": false

edited Apr 29 '14 at 19:40

Rudolf Real

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answered Apr 01 '12 at 16:08

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People don't forget the comma at the end. And put it inside curly braces if you have nothing inside your config file yet. – Rudolf Real Apr 29 '14 at 19:32
Tnx, this helped me a lot too – Nov 04 '14 at 10:14
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I really don't see why this is `true` by default at all. It makes my works with Sublime Text really painful... – Quv Apr 28 '15 at 13:29
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Is there any way to achieve the same result on Windows? – Pawel Gumiela Jul 31 '15 at 09:14
Fabricio PH and BoundinCode were almost there. Actually, what worked for me on Sublime Text 2 on Mac is: 1. Delete the [] (square brackets it comes with and save the following in the file: {"open_files_in_new_window": false } – user2995358 Nov 28 '16 at 05:21
So user-friendly design! – Emadpres Mar 31 '17 at 07:30

score 23 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 19 '13 at 00:03

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This is the correct syntax i.e. use a comma...

{
    "color_scheme": "Packages/Color Scheme - Default/Monokai.tmTheme",
    "open_files_in_new_window": false
}

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What is the color scheme intended for here? – IgorGanapolsky Jan 10 '14 at 17:10
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it's intended to show an in context example of a setting, though this isn't as clear as it could be – Toni Leigh Jun 01 '15 at 11:26

score 18 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 23 '13 at 17:26

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Open up your user preferences file

Preferences > Settings - User

Add the following line

"open_files_in_new_window": false

Make sure you place it withint the {}as you may already have some settings in there. Make sure you add the ,after the previous setting.

Example:

{
    "color_scheme": "Packages/Color Scheme - Default/Monokai Bright.tmTheme",
    "font_size": 14.0,
    "open_files_in_new_window": false
}

answered Apr 23 '13 at 17:26

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perfect answer + explanation +1 :) – SagarPPanchal Jul 19 '17 at 16:54

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 08 '16 at 05:00

For Windows users:
By default the above setting value will be true i.e.
"open_files_in_new_window": true

If you are using sidebar then just double click on the file to open it in a new tab.

If the current file is not modified, then by single clicking on a new file, will close the current file and open the new file on the same tab.

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 13 '16 at 17:26

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I use the sidebar menu. I put the folder holding my file in the sidebar by drag and drop. Search tour file in the menu, then just double click it. This will cause it to display in a tab.

answered Apr 13 '16 at 17:26

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In Sublime Text 2, how do I open new files in a new tab?

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