Content tabs

Content tabs are located inside each project tab. They hold the detail, configuration, chat, and terminal views you work with, such as an individual issue, file, commit, branch configuration, or terminal. Browsing lists such as Files, Commits, and Issues live in the activity panel on the left instead.

Content tab bar layout

Each content tab is located in a tab bar on the top or bottom of a pane. Placement is determined by the active layout and the tab’s Work, Chats, or Terminals category. List activities stay outside the panes unless that activity supports an explicit Open as Tab action.

Types of content tabs

There are two types of content tabs, singleton tabs and detail tabs.

Singleton tabs

There can only be one instance of each singleton tab per repository. For example, you can only open one Branches tab at a time. Opening a new instance of a singleton tab redirects you to the existing tab.

Detail tabs

You can open multiple detail tabs in a repository. For example, you can open multiple individual commit tabs. Opening a new detail tab replaces the existing tab if a tab is already open.

Selecting an item in an activity opens its detail in a content tab in the Work pane.

Work with content tabs

You can drag a content tab to rearrange the tab on a bar or to move the tab to another bar. You can also drag content tabs to split panes. For information about panes, see Panes and layout.

To pin a tab, right-click the tab and click Pin Tab. Pinned tabs are moved to the beginning of the tab bar and cannot be closed.

All content tabs are saved and restored when you restart Zide, including tab order, pinned state, active tab, and scroll positions. Terminal tabs restore as tabs but start a fresh shell session.