Tabs in gedit can be moved, making it easier to work with your files. Tabs can be can re-ordered within the same window, moved outside of gedit (creating a new gedit window), and moved from one window to another.
To change the ordering of tabs in a window:
Click and hold the mouse button on the tab.
Move the tab to the desired position among the other tab.
Release the mouse button.
The tab will be placed in the position closest to where you release the tab, immediately beside other opened tabs.
To create a new window from an existing tab:
Click and hold the mouse button on the tab.
Drag the tab out of the gedit window.
Release the mouse button.
To move a tab into a new window when gedit is maximized, drag the tab onto the top bar at the top of the screen.
If you want to move a tab from one window to another:
Click and hold the mouse button on the tab.
Drag the tab to the new window.
Place it beside other tabs in the new window.
Release the mouse button.
You may find it easier to move a tab from one window to another by dragging the tab to the Activities hot-corner of GNOME Shell. This will reveal each of the open gedit windows. You can then release the tab on the desired gedit window.
See the tab-related shortcut keys table to make it easier to manage your tabs.
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