I was wondering if it were possible in Eclipse PDT to reopen a closed tab by mistake.
For example in Firefox I can do Ctrl + Shift + T.
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Try Alt + ← that will go backward in history - if tab is closed it will reopen it.
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16That key is left arrow, not a backspace. I was confused. – Alex N. Sep 10 '13 at 14:48
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Doesn't work if the tab you closed isn't the current tab (you closed it by clicking the cross) – Mark Jeronimus Mar 02 '19 at 19:01
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Yes it's possible. Close a tab and hit the left yellow arrow in the Eclipse menu bar above.
You can adjust the keyboard shortcut for that in the eclipse preferences under General > Keys.
On Mac it's ⌘ + [
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4This doesn't work in the case "close the tab --> go to another tab --> click yellow left arrow". However excellent for accidentally closed tabs. – prageeth Nov 19 '12 at 07:43
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1@mre Do you know the name of the command under `General > Keys`? – Steve Chambers Jan 21 '14 at 08:49
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3On Juno it's called "Backward History" and it's in the "Navigate" Category. – mre Jan 21 '14 at 12:39
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1@prageeth if you have moved to another tab since closing, then just press the left arrow twice – dan carter Jan 14 '15 at 23:05
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If you closed a tab that you didn't edit in for a while, then what? – Mark Jeronimus Sep 30 '20 at 10:07
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Navigating back through the edit history does work sometimes, but not if you close the tab without actually activating it. You can also try Alt + F to access the file menu then hit a number to access the appropriate file in the recent file list.
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You may also find the Extended VMM Presentation plugin useful. Among others, it provides a list of the last several closed tabs.
Keep in mind that so far it does not seem to work with the new Eclipse Juno.
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