microsoft / microsoft/terminal
Tabs display the close tab shortcut as Ctrl+F4, even though that's not bound by default. They should display what the actual keybinding is instead.
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Description
_maintainer note: blocked on upstream https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/issues/4930_
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### Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number)
windows terminal version: 1.7.1033.0
### Other Software
_No response_
### Steps to reproduce
1. open terminal
2. hover the mouse over the cross
there is no reference to the ctrl + f4 key in settings.json
### Expected Behavior
ctrl+shift+w everywhere
### Actual Behavior
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the linked upstream Microsoft UI XAML issue 4930, which currently blocks this work. Then compare the shortcut shown when hovering the close-tab button with the binding in settings.json; done means the tooltip displays the actual configured shortcut, including Ctrl+Shift+W by default.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100