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opened 2026-01-30 23:32:29 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-30 23:32:29 +00:00
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Originally created by @ain-soph on GitHub (Sep 16, 2019).

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$psversiontable
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PSVersion 5.1.18362.145
PSEdition Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion 10.0.18362.145
CLRVersion 4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion 3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1

Windows Terminal version (if applicable): Windows Terminal (Preview) 0.4.2382.0

Any other software?
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Steps to reproduce

  1. Open two tabs in the terminal.
  2. In the first terminal, cd it into a path with a long name.

Expected behavior

Every tab name should be limited in a certain length or set adaptively. It should be easy to switch among tabs and easy to close.

Actual behavior

The tab name is too long but the terminal doesn't give it a length limit, and it strongly affects the function of following tabs.
There is no close button for the second tab.
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Sep 16, 2019):

Hi! Thanks for attempting to open an issue. Unfortunately, your title wasn't changed from the original template which makes it very hard for us to track and triage. You are welcome to fix up the title and try again with a new issue.

@ghost commented on GitHub (Sep 16, 2019): Hi! Thanks for attempting to open an issue. Unfortunately, your title wasn't changed from the original template which makes it very hard for us to track and triage. You are welcome to fix up the title and try again with a new issue.
claunia commented 2026-01-30 23:32:30 +00:00
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@mdtauk commented on GitHub (Sep 16, 2019):

You can set the name you want to use for the Tab, to prevent them being so long. But I think you are asking for either fixed width Tab sizing, or a character count before the text is cut with ellipses (perhaps with the full text appearing in a tooltip)

@mdtauk commented on GitHub (Sep 16, 2019): You can set the name you want to use for the Tab, to prevent them being so long. But I think you are asking for either fixed width Tab sizing, or a character count before the text is cut with ellipses (perhaps with the full text appearing in a tooltip)
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