microsoft / microsoft/terminal

Duplicate Tab doesn't duplicate split panes

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Description

Steps to reproduce

Create some spit panes in a tab, then ctrl-shift-d to duplicateTab, new tab is a single pane tab.

Expected behavior

new tab is a duplicate of the split paned tab with the same panes

Actual behavior

single pane tab

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue by creating split panes and using Ctrl+Shift+D to invoke duplicateTab. Trace the duplicateTab behavior for split-pane tabs; done when the new tab preserves the original tab's panes instead of becoming a single-pane tab.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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