microsoft / microsoft/terminal
Feature Request: Ability to change what key/key sequence reopens or closes a profile session
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Description
Description of the new feature/enhancement
This feature request is related to this feature request:
https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/4379
Essentially, the ability to customize what key/key sequences reopens or closes a profile session. Currently Ctrl+D will close the terminal after exit and "Enter" will restart it. I would like to customize it so that "r" will restart the session and "" or "" will close the session for good. This is what MobaXterm uses and it would be nice to have it consistent as I use both regularly.
Proposed technical implementation details (optional)
Something like this in the json file:
"closeOnExit": "never",
{
"closeKey": "",
"reopenKey": "r"
}
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the related feature request in issue #4379 and reviewing how the proposed closeOnExit setting is represented in the JSON configuration. Determine where profile-session close and reopen key handling is defined. Done means users can configure distinct close and reopen keys, including and a character such as r, with the behavior matching the request.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100