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opened 2026-01-31 09:20:04 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Original Pull Request: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/pull/8135

State: closed
Merged: Yes

⇒ doc link ⇐

Summary of the Pull Request

This is a more detailed spec for two parts of the "Process Model 2.0" work that's being tracked in #5000. In particular, this spec focuses on the management of Windows Terminal windows, including opening new tabs in existing windows.

Largely, the reader is expected to have already read the spec in progress in #7240, and already be familiar with the concept of "Monarch" and "Peasant" windows as introduced by that spec. For that reason, ⚠ THIS PR IS TARGETING THE BRANCH FOR #7240 ⚠.

Abstract

This document is intended to serve as an addition to the [Process Model 2.0
Spec]. That document provides a big-picture overview of changes to the entirety
of the Windows Terminal process architecture, including both the split of
window/content processes, as well as the introduction of monarch/peasant
processes. The focus of that document was to identify solutions to a set of
scenarios that were closely intertwined, and establish these solutions would
work together, without preventing any one scenario from working. What that
document did not do was prescribe specific solutions to the given scenarios.

This document offers a deeper dive on a subset of the issues in [#5000], to
describe specifics for managing multiple windows with the Windows Terminal. This
includes features such as:

  • Run wt in the current window ([#4472])
  • Single Instance Mode ([#2227])

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Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments

*** read the spec ***

Why are these two separate documents?

I felt that the spec that is currently in review in #7240 and this doc should remain separate, yet closely related documents. #7240 is more about showing how this large set of problems discussed in #5000 can all be solved technically, and how those solutions can be used together. It establishes that none of the proposed solutions for components of #5000 will preclude the possibility of other components being solved. What it does not do however is drill too deeply on the user experience that will be built on top of those architectural changes.

This doc on the other hand focuses more closely on a pair of scenarios, and establishes how those scenarios will work technically, and how they'll be exposed to the user.

TODO:

  • A thought - How will we handle arguments like --fullscreen, --initialSize r,c? They only apply when creating a new window, right?
  • When a wt -s 1 split-pane command is executed, we'll need to make sure to not also create a new tab
**Original Pull Request:** https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/pull/8135 **State:** closed **Merged:** Yes --- ### ⇒ [doc link](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/dev/migrie/s/4472-window-management/doc/specs/%235000%20-%20Process%20Model%202.0/%234472%20-%20Windows%20Terminal%20Session%20Management.md) ⇐ ## Summary of the Pull Request This is a more detailed spec for two parts of the "Process Model 2.0" work that's being tracked in #5000. In particular, this spec focuses on the management of Windows Terminal windows, including opening new tabs in existing windows. Largely, the reader is expected to have already read the spec in progress in #7240, and already be familiar with the concept of "Monarch" and "Peasant" windows as introduced by that spec. For that reason, ⚠ **THIS PR IS TARGETING THE BRANCH FOR #7240** ⚠. ### Abstract > This document is intended to serve as an addition to the [Process Model 2.0 > Spec]. That document provides a big-picture overview of changes to the entirety > of the Windows Terminal process architecture, including both the split of > window/content processes, as well as the introduction of monarch/peasant > processes. The focus of that document was to identify solutions to a set of > scenarios that were closely intertwined, and establish these solutions would > work together, without preventing any one scenario from working. What that > document did not do was prescribe specific solutions to the given scenarios. > > This document offers a deeper dive on a subset of the issues in [#5000], to > describe specifics for managing multiple windows with the Windows Terminal. This > includes features such as: > > * Run `wt` in the current window ([#4472]) > * Single Instance Mode ([#2227]) ## PR Checklist * [x] Specs: #4472, Specs #2227 * [x] References: #5000, #4472, #2227, #7240 * [x] I work here ## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments _\*<sup>\*</sup><sub>\*</sub> read the spec <sub>\*</sub><sup>\*</sup>\*_ ### Why are these two separate documents? I felt that the spec that is currently in review in #7240 and this doc should remain separate, yet closely related documents. #7240 is more about showing how this large set of problems discussed in #5000 can all be solved technically, and how those solutions can be used together. It establishes that none of the proposed solutions for components of #5000 will preclude the possibility of other components being solved. What it does _not_ do however is drill too deeply on the user experience that will be built on top of those architectural changes. This doc on the other hand focuses more closely on a pair of scenarios, and establishes how those scenarios will work technically, and how they'll be exposed to the user. ### TODO: * [x] A thought - How will we handle arguments like `--fullscreen`, `--initialSize r,c`? They only apply when creating a new window, right? * [x] When a `wt -s 1 split-pane` command is executed, we'll need to make sure to not _also_ create a new tab
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