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Consider adding right-click new terminal options when Terminal icon is on the taskbar #2588

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opened 2026-01-30 22:59:08 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-30 22:59:08 +00:00
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Originally created by @djk2004 on GitHub (Jul 5, 2019).

Summary of the new feature/enhancement

When certain applications are on the taskbar, right-clicking their icons shows additional special menu options (ex: VS Code provides options to open recently opened files, workspaces, etc., calculator has a tasks section, to open the calculator in standard, programming, etc. modes, Outlook has a menu to create new tasks, emails, etc.). It would be convenient to include similar functionality for Terminal, so that a user could open a new Terminal window that is not the configured default.

For example, if a user's default is Ubuntu 18.04, and the user needs to open a Powershell window, then the user could simply right-click the taskbar icon, and the menu would allow opening Terminal directly to either Powershell or any of the other terminal options. This interaction would prevent a user from having to open with a fresh Ubuntu terminal, then open a Powershell window (by either navigating to the menu or using keyboard shortcuts), and closing the unwanted Ubuntu terminal.

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

Add menu contributions to the normal default right-click taskbar menu, which allows a user to open Terminal directly into any one of the configured terminal options.

Originally created by @djk2004 on GitHub (Jul 5, 2019). <!-- 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 I ACKNOWLEDGE THE FOLLOWING BEFORE PROCEEDING: 1. If I delete this entire template and go my own path, the core team may close my issue without further explanation or engagement. 2. If I list multiple bugs/concerns in this one issue, the core team may close my issue without further explanation or engagement. 3. If I write an issue that has many duplicates, the core team may close my issue without further explanation or engagement (and without necessarily spending time to find the exact duplicate ID number). 4. If I leave the title incomplete when filing the issue, the core team may close my issue without further explanation or engagement. 5. If I file something completely blank in the body, the core team may close my issue without further explanation or engagement. All good? Then proceed! --> # Summary of the new feature/enhancement When certain applications are on the taskbar, right-clicking their icons shows additional special menu options (ex: VS Code provides options to open recently opened files, workspaces, etc., calculator has a _tasks_ section, to open the calculator in standard, programming, etc. modes, Outlook has a menu to create new tasks, emails, etc.). It would be convenient to include similar functionality for Terminal, so that a user could open a new Terminal window that is not the configured default. For example, if a user's default is Ubuntu 18.04, and the user needs to open a Powershell window, then the user could simply right-click the taskbar icon, and the menu would allow opening Terminal directly to either Powershell or any of the other terminal options. This interaction would prevent a user from having to open with a fresh Ubuntu terminal, then open a Powershell window (by either navigating to the menu or using keyboard shortcuts), and closing the unwanted Ubuntu terminal. # Proposed technical implementation details (optional) Add menu contributions to the normal default right-click taskbar menu, which allows a user to open Terminal directly into any one of the configured terminal options.
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