Using tabs as you suggested is a really good idea.

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On Sep 17, 2021, 13:01, Lifepillar wrote:

> On 2021-09-17, Bernard <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I assumed each tab would be identified w/ a number
>
> Yes, that is the case. If you want the number to show up in the tab
> label, you may customize the tab line. See `:help setting-tabline`.
>
>> so one can merely type something like ":gototab3"
>
> :3tabnext
>
> (See `:help :tabnext`). Or use gt, as already suggested.
>
>> Furthermore one horizontal line of text of course offers finite space
>
> I don't think there is a way to show tab labels that do not fit, except
> by enlarging the terminal (or GUI) window.
>
> You haven't specified what your use case is for lots of tabs. But if you
> tend to open each file in a separate tab, that is not how tabs are meant
> to be used. You should think of tabs as workspaces (groups of windows),
> not files.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Life.
>
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