Launch Terminal in Snap Right mode #11857

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opened 2026-01-31 02:59:26 +00:00 by claunia · 1 comment
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Originally created by @hrishikesh-kadam on GitHub (Dec 22, 2020).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

I would like to snap the terminal in Snap Right or pinned to the right half of the screen.

Currently, I am able to do by Win + Right followed by Esc.

In version 1.4 there is no appropriate setting to do it.
I have read all the launch-related settings from the Launch settings Doc.

I have also tried the following for my 1920 x 1080 screen -

{
    "initialPosition": "960,0",
    "initialCols": 76,
    "initialRows": 40
}

But I am unable to resize it the way Snap Right does it perfectly.

It would be helpful if the team adds two more launchMode - snapLeft and snapRight.

{
    "launchMode": "snapRight"
}

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claunia added the Issue-FeatureNeeds-TriageNeeds-Tag-Fix labels 2026-01-31 02:59:27 +00:00
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Dec 22, 2020):

Because snapping is an inherent property of the window manager, I do not believe an application can request it. Sorry.

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Dec 22, 2020): Because snapping is an inherent property of the window manager, I do not believe an application can request it. Sorry.
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Reference: starred/terminal#11857