Honestly, that line betrays my own apathy towards the feature. I hardly ever use them. They probably should be dead.
However! There is currently a plan (with associated scary-looking diagrams) to change how tabs behave[1].
Essentially, you'd be able to use a tab for each logical grouping of open files.
For example, in a django project, you might create a tab for each separate app you're working on. Or maybe a tab for your views, and another for your templates.
I understand that, even with that change, tabs won't fit many people's workflow. So they will always remain out of the way, unless you actually create more than one.
Honestly, that line betrays my own apathy towards the feature. I hardly ever use them. They probably should be dead.
However! There is currently a plan (with associated scary-looking diagrams) to change how tabs behave[1].
Essentially, you'd be able to use a tab for each logical grouping of open files.
For example, in a django project, you might create a tab for each separate app you're working on. Or maybe a tab for your views, and another for your templates.
I understand that, even with that change, tabs won't fit many people's workflow. So they will always remain out of the way, unless you actually create more than one.
[1]: https://github.com/fileability/chocolat-public/issues/159