Allow detachable multiple windows on the same workspace

[pavlos256]

Allow opening additional windows (BrowserWIndow) to be able to work on multi-monitor setups.

See also:

• Detachable split-view
• Ability to have a "folder" open over multiple windows (like Visual studio)
• Multiple windows, same folder

[stereokai]

+1.

It is quite limiting, and very annoying, that when opening the same workspace (folder, or file) in a new window, VSCode instead jumps to the existing window.

[bpasero]

#2686

[pavlos256]

@bpasero I consider this different from #2686. This is about having multiple OS windows with one VSCode instance. One sidebar, one command bar and being able to drag editors out from one OS window into another OS window.

Do you think the work done for #2686 will also allow this?

[etoah]

+1

[bit2pixel]

+1. Even only a detachable PROBLEMS OUTPUT DEBUG CONSOLE TERMINAL section would make a huge difference. Test results on a different screen would greatly increase productivity.

[dacrouch]

This is the single issue standing in the way of finally migrating away from Eclipse for me.

[jeremyd]

The progress on this is underwhelming since 2015.

[d4hines]

Opening a new window on a work space that is already open seems to be impossible, no matter how I go about it. This goes very much against my intuition and the "principle of least surprise" - why should the application go out its way to prevent a new window from opening if another one already exists?

[BentOnCoding]

VS Code Devs : we need this so bad.

Please !

[stereokai]

Here is a work around:

Wrap your project's folder in another, empty folder, like this:

├─ New empty folder
└─── Project root

Now you can open the same project in separate instances of VSCode - just open each folder in VSCode!

Edit: I don't get the thumbs down, this is only a workaround suggestion, not a solution to the problem...

[Robinfr]

This, for me, is also the last reason not to switch to VSCode completely yet.

[RoyTinker]

This looks like a duplicate of #10121 (and that one has a few more more votes)... could y'all go vote there? :-)

[bpasero]

@RoyTinker yeah agree, please cast your vote at #10121