When opening files with external app, how to open them in the same IDE instance?

Question

I am using Visual Studio Code Insiders (daily builds) since it is the only version that supports Tab view for opened files.

I am opening my files using FileZilla directly from the FTP and everytime I open a new file. VS Code opens up a new app window with the new file.

Is there a way for me to tell the editor to open every new file in a separate tab in the current window?

Answer 1

I managed to fix my problem. It is simple, You have to add the following setting in your User Settings file:

"window.openFilesInNewWindow": "on"

So for this to work, you have to set its boolean value to false. e.g "window.openFilesInNewWindow": "off"

Go to Preferences - User Settings , and this will automatically open the settings.json file for You.

Answer 2

VSCode - version 1.32.3

Disable Editor Preview mode by:

File -> Preferences -> Settings -> Editor Management ->

1. Enable Preview (uncheck)

2. Enable Preview From Quick Open (uncheck)

From Visual Studio Code documentation:

When you single-click or select a file in the Explorer, it is shown in a preview mode and reuses an existing Tab.

If you'd prefer to not use preview mode and always create a new Tab, you can control the behavior with these settings:

workbench.editor.enablePreview to globally enable or disable preview editors workbench.editor.enablePreviewFromQuickOpen to enable or disable preview editors when opened from Quick Open

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/userinterface#_preview-mode