microsoft / microsoft/terminal

[Windows Terminal]: Inexperienced users will not be aware about the shortcuts defined to access app features when user open Terminal app.

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A11yCO A11yUsable Area-Accessibility HCL-E+D HCL-WindowsTerminal Issue-Bug Product-Terminal WindowsTerminal_Win32
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Description

### Windows Terminal version

1.12.2931.0

### Windows build number

10.0.22504.1010

### Other Software

**Test Environment: **
OS: Windows 11 Version Dev (OS Build 22504.1010)
App: Windows Terminal Preview
Screen Reader: Narrator
Tool: Accessibility Insights for Windows Version 1.1.1741.1

### Steps to reproduce

**Repro Steps: **
1. Open Windows Terminal.
2. Verify that User is able to know how to use App using shortcuts.

User Experience:
Inexperienced users will not be aware of the shortcuts defined to access app features when users open Terminal app as result, they will not be able to use app full functionality.

Attachments:
[Inexperienced users will not be aware about the shortcuts.zip](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/files/7701629/Inexperienced.users.will.not.be.aware.about.the.shortcuts.zip)

### Expected Behavior

A Shortcut user guide pop-up should appear on the Screen when users open Terminal app so that Users are aware about the shortcuts to access whole app features.

### Actual Behavior

Inexperienced users will not be aware about the shortcuts defined to access app features when user open Terminal app.. Shortcuts are given on 'Action' tab inside Settings page and to reach settings page users have also use shortcut keys. Documentation link is also provided inside 'About' page which is also opened with the help of Shortcuts.
In addition to that inexperienced user will also not be able to know where they will find shortcuts, or they are only using Terminal window to execute commands as they are not aware about these features which are accessible using shortcuts.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reviewing the reproduction steps and the existing shortcuts listed under the Settings Action tab and the About-page documentation. Define the onboarding behavior and shortcut content, then verify that a guide appears when Windows Terminal opens and makes the app's features discoverable without requiring shortcuts to reach it.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
accessibility, cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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