microsoft / microsoft/terminal
Change + icon when hovering it with Alt held, like VS Code
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Description
Watch this gif carefully. When the + is hovered with alt held, it changes to a split pane icon:

(from https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_57#_terminal-tabs)
We shouldn't change that button every time alt is pressed, just when it's hovered with alt IMO
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Research direction
The issue does not name any files, tests, or entry points. Start by reproducing the terminal tab + button interaction with Alt held and identify the hover handling for that control; done means the button changes to a split-pane icon only while hovered with Alt held, without changing whenever Alt is pressed elsewhere.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100