Configurable Quake Mode window width, to accommodate ultra-wide resolutions #13900

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opened 2026-01-31 03:55:12 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @riverar on GitHub (May 25, 2021).

Summary

Quake Mode (https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/pull/9274) provides, well, a Quake-like console that appears on use of a global hotkey. This console window opens at the maximum width of the active workspace, however, creating usability issues on ultra-wide displays.

Consider a user sitting at the center of this screenshot:
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Proposal

Allow for a user-configurable width, preferably in relative sizing units (to accommodate resolution changes).

Example:

{
  // ...
  "quakeMode.window.width": "50%"
}
Originally created by @riverar on GitHub (May 25, 2021). # Summary Quake Mode (https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/pull/9274) provides, well, a Quake-like console that appears on use of a global hotkey. This console window opens at the maximum width of the active workspace, however, creating usability issues on ultra-wide displays. Consider a user sitting at the center of this screenshot: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/475132/119551409-78fedf00-bd4e-11eb-8fa9-0e41a38c1c61.png) # Proposal Allow for a user-configurable width, preferably in **relative** sizing units (to accommodate resolution changes). Example: ```jsonc { // ... "quakeMode.window.width": "50%" } ```
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Reference: starred/terminal#13900