In Sublime, what do the left/right arrow buttons do in the top left of the interface?

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I know it sounds like a stupid question, but clicking them does nothing noticeable, and I can't find any info after googling it.

You say you think your question sounds stupid, but SHOW A PIC (otherwise it is a stupid question). I have ST2 and don't see them — barlop, Commented Jan 28, 2015 at 3:09
Possible duplicate of How to disable overlapping tabs or scrolling tabs in Sublime Text 3 — user193661, Commented Oct 15, 2015 at 13:56

user193661 · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-15 15:47:09Z

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There are two tab display modes in Sublime Text 3. Layer and shrink. Those arrows are part of the layer setting.

You can use the arrows to scroll, for example:

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and after clicking a few times:

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You can also:

Scroll the tabs with the mouse wheel.
Hold down your click for continued scrolling.
Use the downward arrow to open a dropdown list of tabs.
Note: The arrows and mouse wheel don't take effect until there are enough tabs to scroll through.
Note: Scrolling will not open the tabs automatically like shrink mode will.

To disable:

In your user settings, add "enable_tab_scrolling": false. This will revert the display to shrink. And you can open the tabs by scrolling with the mouse wheel.

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answered Jan 28, 2015 at 3:17

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Thank you! Trying to find a setting to disable them now, but I don't think there is one…
– Marcus Plimsoll
Commented Jan 28, 2015 at 4:10
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@MarcusPlimsoll in your user settings, add "enable_tab_scrolling": false. This will cause the individual tabs to shrink as more are added, instead of scrolling them at full size.
– MattDMo
Commented Jan 28, 2015 at 19:42
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@MattDMo II want to still scroll with my mouse wheel, but just have more space (no arrows), but I'll try this for a while. Thanks!
– Marcus Plimsoll
Commented Jan 29, 2015 at 0:29
There are three synonymous key bindings to switch active tab left/right: Super + Shift + [ or ], Super + Alt + Left or Right, and Ctrl + Pagedown or Pageup. Use "command": "prev_view" and "command": "next_view" to create your own. Honestly, the UI buttons are a poor design decision - hide them to save space and reduce visual clutter.
– iono
Commented Mar 21, 2021 at 19:38

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