Add tab and pane management controls to context menus where appropriate #13394

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opened 2026-01-31 03:41:27 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @proimage on GitHub (Apr 11, 2021).

Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number)

1.6.10571.0

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Steps to reproduce

Not a bug; a feature request. Right-clicking on the various parts of the app do not even reveal the existence of panes, nor does it show all the tab management options available.

Expected Behavior

I would expect that all app features would be discoverable via the context menu of various parts of the GUI. I would expect that the menu items would show their currently-bound hotkeys, in greyed-out text, right aligned next to each menu item (so we can learn both the available functions, and the hotkeys for those functions). This is common Windows program behavior.

Actual Behavior

Minimal tab management actions were revealed, an no indication of pane management actions were shown. One should not have to poke around the settings json code to figure out what the app can do.

Originally created by @proimage on GitHub (Apr 11, 2021). ### Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number) 1.6.10571.0 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce Not a bug; a feature request. Right-clicking on the various parts of the app do not even reveal the existence of panes, nor does it show all the tab management options available. ### Expected Behavior I would expect that all app features would be discoverable via the context menu of various parts of the GUI. I would expect that the menu items would show their currently-bound hotkeys, in greyed-out text, right aligned next to each menu item (so we can learn both the available functions, and the hotkeys for those functions). This is common Windows program behavior. ### Actual Behavior Minimal tab management actions were revealed, an no indication of pane management actions were shown. One should not have to poke around the settings `json` code to figure out what the app can do.
claunia added the Resolution-Duplicate label 2026-01-31 03:41:28 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Apr 12, 2021):

Thanks for the suggestion! This sounds a lot like the gist of #5025 to me.

/dup #5025

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Apr 12, 2021): Thanks for the suggestion! This sounds a lot like the gist of #5025 to me. /dup #5025
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Apr 12, 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 (Apr 12, 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#13394