Show folder name prefix in tab if multiple files are having the same name

[mohsen1]

• VSCode Version: 1.4
• OS Version: OS X

It's a common pattern in many projects to have an index file in each folder. When I open multiple index files I can't tell from tab header which index file is which.

To fix this problem I'm proposing to have a smarter tab name that detects if multiple tabs are having exact same file name and prepends the folder those files are at in the tab header. It should do this when multiple editor instances of the same file are open.

[ramya-rao-a]

Wouldn't hovering on the tab give you the full path?

[mohsen1]

yes, but that takes a few seconds.

Sublime has an option to show the full path in the tab header but I think that's too much and messy. What I proposed should be simpler and cleaner

[bpasero]

#8499