Make new tab appear instantaneously #9817

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opened 2026-01-31 02:04:37 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @kellware on GitHub (Jul 24, 2020).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

When I open a new tab, there is a noticeable 1-second delay before the tab is rendered and a weird animation when the text is drawn. See following gif.

new-tab

This is somewhat distracting to me because for a split second it appears a new tab failed to open. I would like the tab to be rendered immediately. I assume that fetching the tab text and icon is an expensive operation which is why it takes so long to render. In this case, could there be some kind of caching involved so the tab could be rendered instantaneously?

If caching isn't possible for some reason, I would at least like the tab background to be rendered immediately. Surely there is no reason for the tab background to take so long to appear. The text and icon can be added after it is fetched. Also, could the animation be disabled?

Originally created by @kellware on GitHub (Jul 24, 2020). # Description of the new feature/enhancement When I open a new tab, there is a noticeable 1-second delay before the tab is rendered and a weird animation when the text is drawn. See following gif. ![new-tab](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2031121/88359270-e2752200-cd26-11ea-8085-5dc88d61073c.gif) This is somewhat distracting to me because for a split second it appears a new tab failed to open. I would like the tab to be rendered immediately. I assume that fetching the tab text and icon is an expensive operation which is why it takes so long to render. In this case, could there be some kind of caching involved so the tab could be rendered instantaneously? If caching isn't possible for some reason, I would at least like the tab background to be rendered immediately. Surely there is no reason for the tab background to take so long to appear. The text and icon can be added after it is fetched. Also, could the animation be disabled?
claunia added the Issue-FeatureResolution-ExternalNeeds-Tag-Fix labels 2026-01-31 02:04:37 +00:00
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Reference: starred/terminal#9817