Drag & drop tabs outside plugin pane

[greetclammy]

Enhancement Checklist

• I have searched existing issues and this is not a duplicate
• I am reporting a simple enhancement or improvement within Vertical Tabs, not requesting new features or addressing compatibility issues with other plugins
• I understand that proposals for new features should be discussed in the ‘Discussions’ tab
• I understand that compatibility issues with other plugins should be posted as a ‘Compatibility’ issue

Enhancement Type

Usability

Enhancement Description

Please allow to drag & drop tabs outside plugin pane, matching (and improving on!) the behavior of the native file explorer and tab container.

I say 'improving' because, currently, you can't, for example, drag & drop a tab from the tab container onto a note or Canvas to insert a link. Vertical tabs can step up and offer such intuitive functionality.

Motivation

This would:

1. Allow to quickly move tabs from the plugin pane to the native tab container, insert links to tabs into notes, and insert tabs as cards onto Canvas.
2. Align with established drag & drop behaviors when working with files and tabs elsewhere in Obsidian.

Alternatives (Optional)

No response

Additional Information (Optional)

The plugin File Tree Alternative has implemented this (so it's possible!)

[oxdc]

Hi @greetclammy ! Thank you for providing the suggestions and relevant information.

[oxdc]

Hi @greetclammy ! I looked into the implementation of File Tree Alternative, which integrates with Obsidian’s native DragManager. Unfortunately, the DragManager is incompatible with dnd-kit, the React-based drag-and-drop library used by Vertical Tabs. This incompatibility requires significant reconstruction, which will take some time. I appreciate your patience as I work on this.