How do I control which terminal is used for new panes? #5236

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opened 2026-01-31 00:08:18 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
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Originally created by @VikingScientist on GitHub (Nov 27, 2019).

I'm looking at the release notes and this gives a pretty good introduction to the new Pane controls, but I cannot find how to control the profile which is used for new panes. It always uses my profile number 1 regardless of what original profile was used to spawn the new pane.

Also: a minor note that the default hotkeys are wrong for non-english keyboard layouts as discussed in #3737

Originally created by @VikingScientist on GitHub (Nov 27, 2019). <!-- Briefly describe which document needs to be corrected and why. --> I'm looking at the [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/releases) and this gives a pretty good introduction to the new Pane controls, but I cannot find how to control the profile which is used for new panes. It always uses my profile number 1 regardless of what original profile was used to spawn the new pane. Also: a minor note that the default hotkeys are wrong for non-english keyboard layouts as discussed in #3737
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@Bertieio commented on GitHub (Nov 27, 2019):

It currently only launches the default profile. which is set at the top of the profiles.json
"defaultProfile": "{GUID OF PROFILE}",

@Bertieio commented on GitHub (Nov 27, 2019): It currently only launches the default profile. which is set at the top of the profiles.json `"defaultProfile": "{GUID OF PROFILE}",`
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Nov 27, 2019):

In #1000 we're tracking all the remaining panes work we think we have left, including being able to set the profile you want to open a pane with. Specifically, you're looking for the following two issues:

/dup #998 Open panes with a specific profile
/dup #1756 The user should be able to configure what profile is used for splitting a pane. Currently, the default profile is used, but it's possible a user might want to create a new pane with the parent pane's profile.

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Nov 27, 2019): In #1000 we're tracking all the remaining panes work we think we have left, including being able to set the profile you want to open a pane with. Specifically, you're looking for the following two issues: /dup #998 Open panes with a specific profile /dup #1756 The user should be able to configure what profile is used for splitting a pane. Currently, the default profile is used, but it's possible a user might want to create a new pane with the parent pane's profile.
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Nov 27, 2019):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

@ghost commented on GitHub (Nov 27, 2019): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!
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