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[PR #6532] Spec for unified keybindings and commands, and synthesized action names #26737

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opened 2026-01-31 09:17:49 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Original Pull Request: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/pull/6532

State: closed
Merged: Yes

Summary of the Pull Request

This is another iteration on the Command Palette spec, from #5674. These were some ideas that were tossed around by @DHowett, @cinnamon-msft and myself, formalized here. I proposed this as an addendum to the original spec, since I think the first made sense atomically, and this only makes sense as a set of changes to the original. I didn't want to go hacking up the original doc to add this set of changes.

There are two proposals in this spec - they should be viewed as two atomic units. They can be accepted or rejected independently. I'm suggesting we approve both. They work together. I'm realizing now that this is worded confusingly, and it's on me to fix that.

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  • Another spec in the #2046 / #5400 saga
  • I work here
  • is a doc

Abstract

This document is intended to serve as an addition to the [Command Palette Spec].
While that spec is complete in it's own right, subsequent discussion revealed
additional ways to improve the functionality and usability of the command
palette. This document builds largely on the topics already introduced in the
original spec, so readers should first familiarize themselves with that
document.

One point of note from the original document was that the original specification
was entirely too verbose when defining both keybindings and commands for
actions. Consider, for instance, a user that wants to bind the action "duplicate
the current pane". In that spec, they need to add both a keybinding and a
command:

{
    "keybindings": [
        { "keys": [ "ctrl+alt+t" ], "command": { "action": "splitPane", "split":"auto", "splitMode": "duplicate" } },
    ],
    "commands": [
        { "name": "Duplicate Pane", "action": { "action": "splitPane", "split":"auto", "splitMode": "duplicate" }, "icon": null },
    ]
}

These two entries are practically the same, except for two key differentiators:

  • the keybinding has a keys property, indicating which key chord activates the
    action.
  • The command has a name property, indicating what name to display for the
    command in the Command Palette.

What if the user didn't have to duplicate this action? What if the user could
just add this action once, in their keybindings or commands, and have it
work both as a keybinding AND a command?

**Original Pull Request:** https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/pull/6532 **State:** closed **Merged:** Yes --- ## Summary of the Pull Request This is another iteration on the Command Palette spec, from #5674. These were some ideas that were tossed around by @DHowett, @cinnamon-msft and myself, formalized here. I proposed this as an addendum to the original spec, since I think the first made sense atomically, and this only makes sense as a set of changes to the original. I didn't want to go hacking up the original doc to add this set of changes. **There are two proposals in this spec - they should be viewed as two atomic units. They can be accepted or rejected independently. I'm suggesting we approve both. They work _together_. I'm realizing now that this is worded confusingly, and it's on me to fix that.** ## PR Checklist * [x] Another spec in the #2046 / #5400 saga * [x] I work here * [x] _is a doc_ > ## Abstract > > This document is intended to serve as an addition to the [Command Palette Spec]. > While that spec is complete in it's own right, subsequent discussion revealed > additional ways to improve the functionality and usability of the command > palette. This document builds largely on the topics already introduced in the > original spec, so readers should first familiarize themselves with that > document. > > One point of note from the original document was that the original specification > was entirely too verbose when defining both keybindings and commands for > actions. Consider, for instance, a user that wants to bind the action "duplicate > the current pane". In that spec, they need to add both a keybinding and a > command: > > ```json > { > "keybindings": [ > { "keys": [ "ctrl+alt+t" ], "command": { "action": "splitPane", "split":"auto", "splitMode": "duplicate" } }, > ], > "commands": [ > { "name": "Duplicate Pane", "action": { "action": "splitPane", "split":"auto", "splitMode": "duplicate" }, "icon": null }, > ] > } > ``` > > These two entries are practically the same, except for two key differentiators: > * the keybinding has a `keys` property, indicating which key chord activates the > action. > * The command has a `name` property, indicating what name to display for the > command in the Command Palette. > > What if the user didn't have to duplicate this action? What if the user could > just add this action once, in their `keybindings` or `commands`, and have it > work both as a keybinding AND a command? >
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