Add a mode where alwaysShowTabs=false *and* there is no titlebar (like focus)

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli, desktop

Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points; start by locating the code that controls titlebar and tab visibility, then review how focus mode and the listed settings interact. Done means an opt-in mode hides the titlebar and the single tab, while showing tabs when there are two or more.

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Description

Area-Settings Area-UserInterface Help Wanted Issue-Task Product-Terminal

Description of the new feature/enhancement

It would be great to be able to hide both titlebar and tabs by default (like focus mode currently does) but show tabs as soon as as they are 2 or more.

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

Add a setting, disabled by default, which does the following when enabled:

  • Hides the titlebar
  • If there is one tab, hides it

It may be a good idea to see if this setting could instead be based on the values of alwaysShowTabs, showTabsInTitlebar, showTerminalTitleInTitlebar

Screenshots

Here is the desired behaviour:

With one tab:

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With multiple tabs:

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