Editor tabs moving position at edit/save

[LINAK-thlu]

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Problem Description

I have noticed a detail in the user interface that annoys me when i have many files open in the editor.

Editor tabs move to the right when editing or saving a file. This happens when you have many tabs open and tab scrolling is active.

When * is added or removed from tab name on edit or save, tab scroll position moves to have the active tab in the rightmost position.

What steps reproduce the problem?

Screen capture:
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ac2d807b-3346-404d-8335-44dac8627de5

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

Keep tab scroll position where it is. This is specially annoying when working on and switching between the two last opened files, which I often find myself doing.

Versions

• Spyder version: 6.0.1 (standalone)
• Python version: 3.11.9 64-bit
• Qt version: 5.15.8
• PyQt5 version: 5.15.9
• Operating System: Windows-10-10.0.22631-SP0

[ccordoba12]

Hey @LINAK-thlu, thanks for reporting. This is a limitation of Qt (the graphical toolkit on top of which Spyder is built) and it's not easy to solve.

We'll try to fix it in a few months, but you can find some workarounds on issue #5459 in the meantime. In addition, since this is basically a duplicate of that issue, I'm going to close it.

[LINAK-thlu]

Thank you for quick feedback!

I did not manage to find #5459 when searching the issue list. Sorry for that.
Have implemented the fix to change color in stead of text as suggested. That is perfect for me.

[ccordoba12]

Great! Glad to know you find that workaround useful.