TGTab, several tabs issue -> solution?

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Hello,
I am wondering if a solution has been found aboutTGTab. The issue is when there is several tabs, and a too small window, we can’t see all of them. Is there a way to display them on multi row, or to slide on the top bar (tabs name) and not on the whole TGTab ?

I hope I am clear enough :slight_smile:
Here’s a discussion a few years ago, on the same topic: TGTab: multirow or side tabs?

Thanks,
eouti

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Hi eouti,

No, there is nothing new. Note you can use nested tabs, or try to use a container with a scrollbar, but as already said, this kind of issue is usually the a symptom of bad design…

Cheers, Bertrand.

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Ok, I’ll try nested ones.
And moreover, I would like to know if there is a tip to enable drag and drop in order to reorganize tab names on the top of a TGTab. I’m trying to implement the same stuff available in Eclipse for example, you drag and drop the tab name at the wanted position.

Thanks,
eouti

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Hi eouti,

There is no simple solution for drag and drop, especially with tabs. You can re-parent windows (e.g. when undocking and docking back frames) but this would require quite some work…
If you want some inspiration, you can run $ROOTSYS/tutorials/eve/alice_esd_split.C tutorial, to see switching, undocking, and docking frames in action.

Cheers, Bertrand.