turn buffers into tab page in vim

Question

I have a list of buffer in vim, how can I turn all of them into tab page like ones in, say Notepad++?

I know I can use :tabe or something to open new file in tab view, but what if I have opened several buffers in single vim and I want to turn all of them into tab pages?

Answer 1

You can type this command:

:tab ball

It will display all buffers in tabs.

Answer 2

If I understood, you have several buffers in splits and wish every one of them in a separate tab. <Ctrl-w>T will open a buffer in a new tab page removing it from the split.

But tab pages are really not what they are in Notepad++ - separate files. In Vim they're more of a placeholders for splits, so my guess is you'll have a hard time working with them if you mean to just copy your Notepad++'s way of work to Vim.