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Feature Request: Right click color selection on tabs #8726

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opened 2026-01-31 01:36:32 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 01:36:32 +00:00
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Originally created by @pgwilliams on GitHub (Jun 1, 2020).

Loving the new Terminal, great job team!

I've recently moved back to windows after many years developing on a Mac using iTerm2. I often have many tabs open, ssh'd to various boxes - our development, UAT and production environments. I like to color code each tab. Dev green, UAT orange, production red, database blue, and my home media server purple. So that helps me find the relevant tab I need to use and in particular I know to be vewy vewy careful when I'm typing in a red tab.

Description of the new feature/enhancement

I would like to be able to set the tab color at will. I don't mind how that's implemented - command line or as a GUI, as long as it's quick and doesn't require me to remember complex codes. Right now all tabs are black against a dark grey title bar.

I see there is support for properties of profiles via .json file. I would like to be able to change the color more quickly, if I were to ssh into a different box I'd like to change the color without having to close the tab and create a new one with a new profile.

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

I'd like to right click the actual "tab" part of a tab and have this bring up context specific menu which would (along with anything else that people have requested) allow me to select a tab color from some selection dialog. Doesn't have to be many, 16 colors would be more than sufficient.

Thank you!

Originally created by @pgwilliams on GitHub (Jun 1, 2020). Loving the new Terminal, great job team! I've recently moved back to windows after many years developing on a Mac using iTerm2. I often have many tabs open, ssh'd to various boxes - our development, UAT and production environments. I like to color code each tab. Dev green, UAT orange, production red, database blue, and my home media server purple. So that helps me find the relevant tab I need to use and in particular I know to be vewy vewy careful when I'm typing in a red tab. # Description of the new feature/enhancement I would like to be able to set the tab color at will. I don't mind how that's implemented - command line or as a GUI, as long as it's quick and doesn't require me to remember complex codes. Right now all tabs are black against a dark grey title bar. I see there is support for properties of profiles via .json file. I would like to be able to change the color more quickly, if I were to ssh into a different box I'd like to change the color without having to close the tab and create a new one with a new profile. # Proposed technical implementation details (optional) I'd like to right click the actual "tab" part of a tab and have this bring up context specific menu which would (along with anything else that people have requested) allow me to select a tab color from some selection dialog. Doesn't have to be many, 16 colors would be more than sufficient. Thank you!
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claunia commented 2026-01-31 01:36:33 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jun 1, 2020):

Boy oh boy will you be excited that #3789 has already merged 😉

/dup #2994

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jun 1, 2020): Boy oh boy will you be excited that #3789 has already merged 😉 /dup #2994
claunia commented 2026-01-31 01:36:33 +00:00
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Jun 1, 2020):

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 (Jun 1, 2020): 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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