Add a hover tip to let user know that holding "Alt" opens profile in a new pane #10930

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opened 2026-01-31 02:34:00 +00:00 by claunia · 5 comments
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Originally created by @alexandair on GitHub (Oct 7, 2020).

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If we hold "Alt" when clicking "+" or a profile name, profile will open in a new pane instead of a tab. Very cool, but undiscoverable. A hover tip like "Hold Alt to open as a new pane" would help a user know about a possible action.
Same applies to "Settings" to let a user know that with "Alt" could open default.json.

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@MisinformedDNA commented on GitHub (Oct 8, 2020):

Cool. Nice tip. Now I want to resize the panes. lol

@MisinformedDNA commented on GitHub (Oct 8, 2020): Cool. Nice tip. Now I want to resize the panes. lol
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@PankajBhojwani commented on GitHub (Oct 8, 2020):

Thank you for pointing this out! In a PR now :)

@PankajBhojwani commented on GitHub (Oct 8, 2020): Thank you for pointing this out! In a PR now :)
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Oct 9, 2020):

@misinformeddna there's a lot of cool pane stuff linked from #1000, including resize by handle. We're trying to burn down that list 😄

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Oct 9, 2020): @misinformeddna there's a lot of cool pane stuff linked from #1000, including resize by handle. We're trying to burn down that list :smile:
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2020):

:tada:This issue was addressed in #7866, which has now been successfully released as Windows Terminal v1.4.3141.0.🎉

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@ghost commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2020): :tada:This issue was addressed in #7866, which has now been successfully released as `Windows Terminal v1.4.3141.0`.:tada: Handy links: * [Release Notes](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/releases/tag/v1.4.3141.0) * [Store Download](https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9n8g5rfz9xk3?cid=storebadge&ocid=badge)
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2020):

:tada:This issue was addressed in #7866, which has now been successfully released as Windows Terminal Preview v1.5.3142.0.🎉

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@ghost commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2020): :tada:This issue was addressed in #7866, which has now been successfully released as `Windows Terminal Preview v1.5.3142.0`.:tada: Handy links: * [Release Notes](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/releases/tag/v1.5.3142.0) * [Store Download](https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9n8g5rfz9xk3?cid=storebadge&ocid=badge)
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Reference: starred/terminal#10930