When I run the tabs command the file mix.exs in the same tab as NERDTree, (i.e. tab 2), but I can't access it, as it seems to be in the background or hidden in some way. How can I bring mix.exs to the front or even move it to its own tab?:tabs                                    Tab page 1                                   myfuncs/funcs_router.ex              Tab page 2                               >   NERD_tree_2                              mix.exs                              Tab page 3                                   myfuncs/docsplug.ex                  Press ENTER or type command to continue  
How do I select the other files in a tab?
vim windows;tabbed user interface
You may want to read vim tab madnessI used to use tabs too, but now I only use buffers, for me this is easier.In the screen above, you can directly enter commands.If you use for example: :tabfind followed by the filename, it will be opened in a new ... ah ... erm ... tab!HTH!