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Overview of the user interface - Tab area with tabs |
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One "Tab area" per panel is provided. The tabs in the "tab area" enable fast switching between different folders.
After clicking a tab the contents of the folder assigned to the tab is opened (in the panel that contains the tab).
The position of the "tab area" in the main window is shown in chapter "Overview of the user interface".
Appearance, management and colors of the FreeCommander tabs can be configured under the menu item "Tools → Settings → View → Folder Tabs", or after "right-clicking" a tab and selecting the menu item "Settings".
Buttons (icons) in the tab area
Button 
This icon is only shown (on the right end of the tab area (after the
scroll buttons if shown)), if under the menu item "Tools → Settings → View → Folder Tabs" the option "Shown tab menu pop-up button" is checked in the tab "Management".
After clicking this button a context menu is opened containing the tabs of the panel. After clicking a menu item this tab is activated and the contents of the assigned folder is shown.
Button close tab 
This icon is only shown (on the right end of the tab area), if under the menu item "Tools → Settings → View → Folder Tabs" the option "Shown close button next to scroller" is checked in the tab "Management".
After clicking this button the active tab is closed.
If the option "Show close button on active tab" is checked in these settings the active tab can also be closed by clicking this button.
If the option "Close tab on double-click" is checked in these settings the active tab can also be closed by clicking this button.
Buttons 
These icons are only shown (on the right end of the tab area), if the width of the panel is not sufficient to show all tabs of the panel. After clicking one of these icons, the visible part of the tabs is moved one tab left or right.
Context menu for tabs
After "right-clicking" a tab the following context menu is shown:

New folder tab
After activating the menu item "New folder tab" a new tab is created. Its name and folder are copied from the active tab.
A new tab can also be created as follows:
Recently closed tabs
After activating the menu item "Recently closed tabs" a sub-menu with the names of tabs (closed in this FreeCommander session) is opened.
After clicking a name the closed tab is reopened. The shortcut "Shift+Ctrl+T" reopens the last closed tab.
New file container tab
After activating the menu item "New file container tab" a new file container tab and with it a new file container are created. See also "View → New file container tab".
Definition and management of file containers are described in chapter "File container".
Definition and management of file containers are described in chapter "File container".
After activating the menu item "File containers" a sub-menu with the following menu items is opened:
The main menu item "File → Copy" allows to copy items (marked in the active panel) to a file container.
Attention
The edit functions of the main menu item "File" for a file container item always are applied to the original item additionally.
Examples
"File → Delete" does not only remove the item from the file container, but additionally deletes the original item.
"File → Move" does not only remove the item from the file container, but additionally moves it from its original path to the path in the inactive file panel.

After activating this menu item the dialog "Tab Properties" is opened, where the following properties of the tab (from which the context menu was opened) can be defined:
. Three menu items are available: variables for using relative paths: start drive (%FcSrcDrive%) and start folder (%FcSrcPath%) and the selection of a file in the dialog. Either a graphic file or an .exe file (for example FreeCommander.exe), or a .dll can be selected. If a .exe or .dll are chosen, one of its icons can be selected in the field icon.If navigation to a folder is tried (illicitly) this folder is opened in an other tab.
Deleting a locked tab has to be confirmed first.
Double-clicking a locked tab opens the "Locked path" in this tab.
the following colors can be defined for the tab:
removes all colors individually set for this tab.Here defined colors for an individual tab have priority over the general colors for tabs, defined under the main menu item "Tools → Settings → View → Folder tabs" in the tab "Tab Colors".
Lock folder tab
Clicking this menu item activates/deactivates this lock type. The activated lock type is symbolized by the icon
in front of the menu item. It is described under "Tab properties".
Lock folder tab - navigation to sub-folders
Clicking this menu item activates/deactivates this lock type. The activated lock type is symbolized by the icon
in front of the menu item. It is described under "Tab properties".
Lock folder tab - no navigation
Clicking this menu item activates/deactivates this lock type. The activated lock type is symbolized by the icon
in front of the menu item. It is described under "Tab properties".
Go to locked path
This menu item is visible only, if a lock is set for the active tab. If navigation is allowed for this tab and done into another path, clicking this menu item opens the initial path in the active tab.
Double-clicking a locked tab also opens the initial path.
Switch locked folder to current
This menu item is visible only, if a lock is set for the active tab. If navigation is allowed for this tab and done into another path, clicking this menu item replaces the initial tab path with the current path.
Copy tab to other panel
After activating this menu item, the tab (the context menu was opened from) is copied to the other panel. A tab can be copied also to the other panel with drag&drop.
Move tab to other panel
After activating this menu item, the tab (the context menu was opened from) is moved to the other panel.
Folder tab to left
After activating this menu item, the tab (the context menu was opened from) is moved one tab position to the left. A tab can be shifted to any position with drag&drop also.
Folder tab to right
After activating this menu item, the tab (the context menu was opened from) is moved one tab position to the right. A tab can be shifted to any position with drag&drop also.
Close folder tab
After activating this menu item, the tab (the context menu was opened from) is deleted.
If defined under the menu item "Tools → Settings → View → Folder tabs" in the tab "Tab Management", the active tab can be deleted also by clicking the button "
" (on the right end of the tab area, or at the end of the tab itself).
Close all tabs with confirmation
After activating this menu item, before deleting all tabs a dialog is opened, where two closing options are provided:

After confirmation of the settings with "OK" all tabs are closed, according to the settings in the dialog.
If the option "Always keep one tab open" (main menu item "Tools → Settings → View → Folder tabs" - tab "Tab Management") is checked, one tab (per panel) always stays.
Close all folder tabs
After activating this menu item, all tabs of the panel (the context menu was opened from) that are not locked are deleted.
If the option "Always keep one tab open" (main menu item "Tools → Settings → View → Folder tabs" - tab "Tab Management") is checked, one tab always stays.
Close all tabs in both panels
After activating this menu item, all tabs in both panels that are not locked are deleted.
If the option "Always keep one tab open" (main menu item "Tools → Settings → View → Folder tabs" - tab "Tab Management") is checked, one tab (per panel) always stays.
Close duplicate tabs
After activating this menu item, all tabs of the panel (the context menu was opened from) are deleted, so that there remains only one tab per path.
Settings...
After activating this menu item the general settings for folder tabs are opened. The editing of these settings can be started also from the main menu item "Tools → Settings → View → Folder tabs".