Introduction
Visual Studio Code is an awesome lightweight code editor as we all know it. However, many of us have gone through the situation where when you click or open a file, it opens in one of the existing tabs, replacing the previous file. At a certain point in time, you will get annoyed enough to search through the web looking for an explanation for the same and a way to stop it. Well, look no further.
The Reasoning and Solution
On a closer look, you can notice that the tab which gets replaced has the tab name in italics.
That indicates that it is a preview of the file. As there can only be one preview tab, the preview will change if you select another file. This is intentional and delivered by VS Code as a feature to prevent you from opening several tabs when you are just looking around for a particular file.
One way to resolve this is by double-clicking on that tab. This will remove the file from the preview state and stick it on the panel.
I know your next question will be, "But what if I don't want to move my hands from the keyboard? There has got to be a shortcut.". And there is.
- Select the preview tab
- Press Command + K (Ctrl + K for Windows) and then hit Enter
You're welcome 😄
Finally, what if one wants to open the files in a new tab every time irrespective of whether they are opened from Explorer on the side or Quick Open.
- Open VS Code Settings
- Search for “enable preview”
- Uncheck Workbench › Editor: Enable Preview and Workbench › Editor: Enable Preview From Quick Open
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