Closes #35947 ## Summary When a settings file was moved to a second pane and Zed restarted, the file appeared in both panes. Closing it in one pane would close it in the other. ## Root cause `Editor::deserialize` restored standalone files (like settings.json) by calling `workspace.open_abs_path()`, which routes through `open_path_preview` → `pane.open_item()`, adding the editor to the workspace's default pane. The caller (`SerializedPane::deserialize_to`) then also adds the item to the target pane, so it ends up in two panes. This also caused the SQL constraint violations @MrSubidubi noted: the `items` table has `PRIMARY KEY(item_id, workspace_id)`, so the duplicate triggers errors on the next serialisation cycle. ## Fix Replace `workspace.open_abs_path()` with `project.open_local_buffer()`, which opens the buffer without touching any pane. Pane placement is left to `deserialize_to`. https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/68d3c5b4-d002-429f-b907-ec21cb0019ec ## Test plan - [x] Reproduced the original bug (settings file duplicated across panes after restart) - [x] Verified the fix: file restores only to the correct pane - [x] Added regression test (`test_deserialize_non_worktree_file_does_not_add_to_pane`) - [x] Existing `items::tests::test_deserialize` passes (all 6 cases) - [x] `cargo clippy -p editor` clean Release Notes: - Fixed settings file being restored to multiple panes after restart ([#35947](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/35947)).
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