intellij idea - How to always open file in the same editor?

Question

When I switch between files (Using ctrl-n for examples) in different editors, intellij always opens the file in the original editor the tab for the file is located. Coming from a vim background this seems counter intuitive for me. Is there a way to force intellij to always open the file in the same editor window?

Answer 1

Please vote for the following related issues:

• IDEA-67559 Opening a file when there are multiple file groups may re-open in a different group rather than opening in the current group
• IDEA-81628 Navigation within same file mistakenly leaves split editor