Pane Focus should be moved with respect to natural positions rather than how they were created #12396

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opened 2026-01-31 03:14:30 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @arvindsree on GitHub (Feb 4, 2021).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

The window is split into four panes using Alt+Shift+D.
Lets name the tabs with respect to their position
A B
C D

This is created by spliting the main window vertically to AC and BD. Then splitting BD and AC horizontally
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The issue is that

  • when we move focus right from pane C, the focus goes to pane B rather than pane D.
  • when we move focus left from pane D, the focus goes to pane A rather than pane C.

The same issue is observed when we move focus up/down if the main window was split horizontally first

Proposed technical implementation details

  • when we move focus right from pane C, the focus should go to pane D
  • when we move focus left from pane D, the focus should go to pane C
  • If there is no pane exactly to the left/right/top/down it should go to the closest/recently visited one rather than going to the pane it was split from
Originally created by @arvindsree on GitHub (Feb 4, 2021). # Description of the new feature/enhancement The window is split into four panes using Alt+Shift+D. Lets name the tabs with respect to their position A B C D This is created by spliting the main window vertically to AC and BD. Then splitting BD and AC horizontally ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/21178759/106835583-6f8d2200-664c-11eb-9275-8ea13e8324b6.png) The issue is that - when we move focus right from pane C, the focus goes to pane B rather than pane D. - when we move focus left from pane D, the focus goes to pane A rather than pane C. The same issue is observed when we move focus up/down if the main window was split horizontally first # Proposed technical implementation details - when we move focus right from pane C, the focus should go to pane D - when we move focus left from pane D, the focus should go to pane C - If there is no pane exactly to the left/right/top/down it should go to the closest/recently visited one rather than going to the pane it was split from
claunia added the Issue-FeatureResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-31 03:14:30 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2021):

Thanks for the suggestion! This is actually already being tracked by another issue on our repo - please refer to #2398 for more discussion.

/dup #2398

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2021): Thanks for the suggestion! This is actually already being tracked by another issue on our repo - please refer to #2398 for more discussion. /dup #2398
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 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 (Feb 4, 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#12396