Upstream closed the bug wontfix with that comment "If you have lots of files, the tabs are indeed not the more convenient way. That's why there is the Documents menu, or the Documents component in the side panel."
** Changed in: gedit (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/721465 Title: Gedit tabs could scroll smoothly to more easily track and switch To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gedit/+bug/721465/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs