microsoft / microsoft/terminal
the tab title after launching powershell (launches terminal I think) doesn't make sense... "app data"???
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Description
From MSFT:38253775
When launching pwsh From the Start Menu with defterm enabled, the title is set to the full path to the shortcut, rather than "PowerShell 7" (or whatever"
idle thought: might be because conpty doesn't load ANY settings when we start it. In this case thought, the _title_ is a setting that's in the lnk.
Unclear if this is something we could fix Terminal side. IDK if we know the lnk when we get an inbound connection.
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Reproduce the Start Menu launch with defterm enabled and compare the tab title with the shortcut's expected PowerShell title. Start by investigating the conpty and inbound connection behavior, including whether the .lnk information is available; done means the terminal shows a meaningful PowerShell title instead of the shortcut's full path.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, powershell
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100