Ctrl Tab (`View: Quick Open Previous Recently Used Editor in Group`) no longer works when in a non-document editor (e.g. keybindings or settings UI)

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Ctrl + Tab (View: Quick Open Previous Recently Used Editor in Group) no longer works when in a non-document editor (e.g. keybindings or settings), to switch between open editors (tabs).

Likewise for Ctrl + Shift + Tab (View: Quick Open Least Recently Used Editor in Group).

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Open any new or existing document
  2. Open the Keybindings or Settings UI (e.g. run Preferences: Open Keyboard Shortcuts or Preferences: Open User Settings)
  3. Hit Ctrl + Tab to try to return to the first document; observe that nothing happens

Expected Behavior

The View: Quick Open Previous Recently Used Editor in Group (ID: workbench.action.quickOpenPreviousRecentlyUsedEditorInGroup) command can be run to switch tabs (editors), whether one is currently in a document editor, or a non-document editor like the Settings UI

Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.2.44
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 20adc1003928b0f1b99305dbaf845656ff81f5d0
Date: 2025-12-24T21:41:47.598Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 21.6.0

Additional Information

I’m guessing this may be related to the new Agent Layout feature? I’m seeing a new command View: Quick Open Previous Recently Used Agent (ID: workbench.action.quickOpenPreviousRecentlyUsedAgent) that’s also mapped to Ctrl + Tab, and may be the reason that the when clause for workbench.action.quickOpenPreviousRecentlyUsedEditorInGroup seems to have been changed to: editorFocus && !activeEditorGroupEmpty && !terminalFocus || !activeEditorGroupEmpty && !terminalFocus && activeEditor == 'workbench.editor.reviewchanges'

Comparing to VSCode, which doesn’t have the new workbench.action.quickOpenPreviousRecentlyUsedAgent command, its when clause for workbench.action.quickOpenPreviousRecentlyUsedEditorInGroup is simply !activeEditorGroupEmpty.

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hey, thanks for the report! You identified the cause correctly, it’s a known issue related to the new Agent Layout feature.

This should be fixed in version 2.3. Until then, you can use a workaround by adding a custom keybinding in keybindings.json:

{
  "key": "ctrl+tab",
  "command": "workbench.action.quickOpenPreviousRecentlyUsedEditorInGroup",
  "when": "!activeEditorGroupEmpty && !inEditorsPicker && !inQuickOpen"
}

This will restore the default VS Code behavior. Let me know if you need any help.

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