Add A Settings Page #12280

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opened 2026-01-31 03:11:07 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
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Originally created by @opticyclic on GitHub (Jan 29, 2021).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

There doesn't appear to be any way to change the settings from the GUI.
The settings button opens a generated json file and not the actual settings file.
Provide a UI to change the settings.

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

Its fine to store the settings in a json file and allow people to edit it as an advanced option.

However, provide a UI for people to click on and change common settings easily.
e.g.

  • Tick a button to set my default shell
  • Select from a drop down the font I want to use
    etc etc

Don't just pop up the json file to edit though.

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claunia added the Issue-FeatureResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-31 03:11:07 +00:00
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@KalleOlaviNiemitalo commented on GitHub (Jan 29, 2021):

This week's Windows Terminal Preview v1.6.10272.0 already has a settings UI. Users have been finding bugs in it today.

@KalleOlaviNiemitalo commented on GitHub (Jan 29, 2021): This week's [Windows Terminal Preview v1.6.10272.0](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/releases/tag/v1.6.10272.0) already has a settings UI. Users have been finding bugs in it today.
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jan 29, 2021):

Yea, please search before filing new issues.

/dup #1564

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jan 29, 2021): Yea, please search before filing new issues. /dup #1564
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Jan 29, 2021):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

@ghost commented on GitHub (Jan 29, 2021): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!
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Reference: starred/terminal#12280