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    • notepad347N Offline
      notepad347
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      Is there a way to have same file opened at least twice but in full view, not in different pane as already described here. I know it is possible to implement, because “sublime text” has it for years now and I am waiting to enjoy the same in notepad++!

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      • Claudia FrankC Offline
        Claudia Frank @notepad347
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        @notepad347

        what about using Clone to other view and
        then press F11 or F12 (note, click first in document before using those shortcuts)?

        Cheers
        Claudia

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        • notepad347N Offline
          notepad347
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          “Clone to other view” opens new panel. I would like to have in same panel / window, the whole panel /window.

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          • Claudia FrankC Offline
            Claudia Frank @notepad347
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            @notepad347
            about what feature do you talk, meaning how could you do this in Sublime?

            Cheers
            Claudia

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            • notepad347N Offline
              notepad347
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              I am sorry that I was not clear, will try better now.
              In sublime, open a file, then go to “File” > “New view into file”. I get the same file open again, but in new tab, side by side in the same pane, as I would opened another file, but it is actually the same as already. It works in sublime out of the box. Thank you

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                Claudia Frank @notepad347
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                @notepad347

                OK, now I understand what you mean but actually I don’t see how one can benefit from it.
                Meaning if you change text in the first tab, text gets automatically changed in the second tab.
                Makes sense as I think that the second tab is just a another pointer to the same object the first
                tab refers to. May I polity ask you, why do you need this?

                To answer the question, no, there is no way, currently, to get this in npp but to be honest, I don’t see
                why it should be implemented at all - maybe you can clarify the idea behind, which may help that
                one thinks it is worth to spent time coding such functionality.

                Cheers
                Claudia

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                • notepad347N Offline
                  notepad347
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                  This kind of new view into file, enables me to see more of the file, than if I open a new view also in new pane. Because it is in “full view” or entire view of the window. If I have to open a new pane, existing pane is in the way of seeing the file in entire window. Yes, I can resize the pane. But that is unnecessary distraction / clicking. Surly authors of Sublime saw benefits, other way they would not spend time for it. Also crimson editor had it, but unfortunately no longer in development.
                  I was afraid, that I would get a negative response, because I have a feeling that tabs in Notepad++ are be implemented in a way, that prevents this kind of functionality.

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                  • Claudia FrankC Offline
                    Claudia Frank
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                    Thank you for clarification.
                    Am I right to say that the main purpose of this feature is
                    that you, for example, view lines 1-30 in one tab
                    and, let’s say, 50-80 in the other tab. And instead of scrolling
                    the whole document you just switch to the other tab?

                    Same applies to horizontal scrolling but are there other
                    hidden features ;-)

                    Cheers
                    Claudia

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                    • notepad347N Offline
                      notepad347 @Claudia Frank
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                      @Claudia-Frank Yes. That way, I can work on the same file in multiple places in the file. Plus, I work most of the time on laptop, and that is why the size of the view point is important to me. I was for a wile opening the same file as “Open in new instance”, so I had a full windows view. But the problem with this approach is, that I can not edit both file at once. After I save a file in one instance, I lost changes I made in another instance of notepad++.

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