Looking for Eclipse plugin: Lock source tabs in place

Question

When working with java code in Eclipse I can typically juggle between 20-40 different files, but there usually are just two that I actively work with at the time (test and code). Going back to the code where I want to work after having debugged through 5-10 classes can be a pain.

So what I would like to do is to be able to right click on the tab of a class and choose to lock them in place. The classes would then always be available as the first and second tabs furthest to the left in the editor. All other classes (and other files opened in the editor) would then fight over the remaining space in the editor like today.

Is there a plugin like this? My google-fu might not be strong enough, cause I find nothing.

Answer 1

The right tool for that job would be Mylyn

Mylyn's task-focused interface reduces information overload and makes multitasking easy. Mylyn makes tasks a first class part of the IDE, integrates rich and offline editing for ALM tools, and monitors your programming activity to create a "task context" that focuses your workspace and automatically links all relevant artifacts to the task-at-hand.

For each task, you would be able to define the exact context you need (not just the two files you are working on, but the exact functions within those files as well).