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Does anyone know whether it is possible to change the tab order that tabs are displayed in the Intelli-J IDEA?

Sometimes it is handy to have two specific tab together so that it is easier to switch between them using either the mouse or 'ALT+LEFT' and 'ALT+RIGHT' respectively. If the two tabs are together it reduces the keystrokes required.

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You can drag & drop tabs since IDEA 8.1.x version. Try 8.1.4 from EAP. If your IDEA version doesn't support it, use the TabReorder plug-in.

CrazyCoder
Great thanks! I have version 8.1 and note from the above link that version 1.4 of the plug-in does what I need:"Version 1.4- IDEA 8.1 support (note that IDEA 8.1 has built-in tab reorder support if "Show tabs in single row" is checked in the "settings/editor/editor tabs")"Plus I can get support without the plugin by choosing the above option. Thanks!
For IDEA Ultimate 9.0, you need to do the same i.e. check "Show tabs in single row" in "settings/editor/editor tabs".