Is it possible to use the mouse wheel to scroll through tabs ?
Is it possible to use the mouse wheel to scroll through tabs ?
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Hi,
would it be possible to allow to use mouse wheel to scroll tabs left and right ?
Like in Notepad++ for instance.
On this example: placing the mouse on 1 tab (without clicking) and scrolling the wheel Up would slide the tabs to the left, to access the first tabs.
And moving the wheel Down would slide the tabs to the right, to access the tabs to the end.
Currently, when there are several tabs opened, it is not practical to access the first tabs, or the last.
You could click on the little arrow at the right end, but the connections are sorted by name, so it is hard to identify recognize the order and find the first or last for instance.
I know you can display the tabs on multiple rows, but then you lose a lot of space.
Ideally, using the mouse wheel to slide to the left or right would be really helpful.
Note: it would not switch to the previous or next tabs, it would only scroll the tabs list without changing the current connection.
Thank you
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Hello,
Thank you for the request. We'll check to see what we can do with the current UI framework, otherwise we will have to wait until we've switched this part of the application to Avalonia.
As David mentioned in your other thread, we're currently switching over to Avalonia as it will give us a lot more freedom over what we can do with all our UI controls. This is the kind of thing that will be much simpler once we do.
Regards,
Hubert Mireault
Hello,
Good news, with our upcoming major release of 2026.3, this will be possible. We're planning to release the beta next week, with the stable release a few weeks after.
Regards,
Hubert Mireault
Hello,
Good news, with our upcoming major release of 2026.3, this will be possible. We're planning to release the beta next week, with the stable release a few weeks after.
Regards,
@Hubert Mireault
Thank you for the update, I'll try it out as soon as it is available 🤩
Hello,
I saw the release notes of 2026.3.5 and I jumped on it to try to scroll through tabs.
This is great ! Thank you.
Is it possible to have a smooth scrolling ? It's easier to keep track of mouvement. Currently, it "jumps" to the next page, instead of scrolling the list to the left or the right.
It's like it's doing a sort of "page up/page down", instead of a scroll.
For instance, if I have 22 tabs opened and 10 tabs displayed on screen, currently if I scroll 1 time, it jumps to the next 10. I can't see tabs 10 and 12 on the same screen. There is no in between.
Ideally, could it scroll 1 tab at a time ? (like in notepad++ for instance, or like on a webpage when you scroll up/down).
I have a few comments to help, if I may. Please let me know if there is a better way to share them:
1/ When I drag a tab, I can't drag it past the screen, the list doesn't slide when I reach the edge of the displayed tabs. It's very hard to move a tab to the end of the list for instance.
2/ I tried the "Shrink tabs to fit", it didn't manage to fit more than 18 tabs (out of 22). Is there a way to set a "minimum tab size" for this option ?
3/ Is there a way to drag the tabs using the list on the right (see screenshot):
or using the Tab list ?
Thank you
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Hello,
That's very good feedback, I'll open a ticket so we can address these points. I believe we should be able to support all of these.
Regards,
Hubert Mireault
Hello,
Thank you for being so patient!
I'm pleased to inform you that a new version of RDM (2026.3.9.0) has been released, featuring the fix for your issue.
Latest Version: Download RDM
Please let us know if this works or if you encounter any issues.
Best regards,
Maxim Robert