idea Keep activated ribbon tab activated when switching contexts. in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Keep activated ribbon tab activated when switching contexts.

JohnHayes2 — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 13:51:53 GMT

For those of us who use custom tabs with frequently used tools, the ribbon can shuffle which tabs are activated while switching contexts. This can happen when going from layout to map views for example. If the custom tab is activated, it should stay activated when switching contexts.

When you switch from map view to layout view, if your custom tab is selected it stays activated. When you switch from layout view to map view it resorts to the Map tab.

Disable Smart Icons

MiguelMartinezYordan — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 16:38:41 GMT

Please add the option to disable the smart icon turning on and off when selecting different layers. It takes to much resources and slows down the performance.

Re: Disable Smart Icons - Status changed to: Needs Clarification

KoryKramer — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 16:47:13 GMT

Thank you for submitting this idea, @MiguelMartinezYordan

Can you provide clarification as to what you mean by "smart icons"? Including a screenshot with markup, or a gif that demonstrates what you're referring to will help us understand the request.

Thanks!

Re: Disable Smart Icons

KoryKramer — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 19:46:09 GMT

@MiguelMartinezYordan Based on the screenshots that you sent to the Esri Community team, it looks to me like this idea already exists as https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/keep-activated-ribbon-tab-activated-when-switching-contexts/idi-p/934439

Could you look at that and confirm?

If you do not feel that it captures your request, please update the title and description of this idea and include the screenshots that you emailed.

Thanks

Re: Disable Smart Icons

MiguelMartinezYordan — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 19:48:40 GMT

Yes, just give us an option to disable automatic ribbon switching when switching between content view and layout view. And on any other case. Thanks.

Re: Keep activated ribbon tab activated when switching contexts.

wayfaringrob — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 18:29:23 GMT

+1 to this. I created my own tab to try and mitigate the amount of tab switching (auto or manual), but since it doesn't stay active, there isn't any less switching.

Re: Keep activated ribbon tab activated when switching contexts.

Jeff-Reinhart — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:09:10 GMT

Very much agree with this. It is even more of an issue when developing a custom tab via the SDK. The point of a custom tab is to give the user everything they need for their business operations in one tab. Many users get confused by the amount of choices in Pro. Having the tab then change from the custom tab to something else due to context changes breaks that model. Hoping to find something in the SDK to override this behavior.

Re: Keep activated ribbon tab activated when switching contexts. - Status changed to: Under Consideration

MichaelGrossman — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 03:29:36 GMT

Re: Keep activated ribbon tab activated when switching contexts. - Status changed to: In Product Plan

MichaelGrossman — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 01:39:45 GMT

This is planned for ArcGIS Pro 3.6.

The Keep current ribbon tab active when switching views option will be off by default:

Re: Keep activated ribbon tab activated when switching contexts. - Status changed to: Implemented

ValeriaChavez — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 18:09:29 GMT

Re: Keep activated ribbon tab activated when switching contexts.

Jeff-Reinhart — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:22:17 GMT

@MichaelGrossman will this option be exposed in Pro.settingsConfig?