microsoft / microsoft/terminal
Feature request: Enable customization for tabs on bottom/right/left
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- #15863 by @razielanarki — closed without merging
Area-Extensibility
Area-UserInterface
In-PR
Issue-Feature
Product-Terminal
- Dominant language
- C++
- Stars
- 105k
- Forks
- 9.6k
- Avg merge
- 3d 17h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 29
Description
There should be an option for 'tabs on bottom' for the user to set in profiles.json.

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 reviewing how profiles.json settings are handled and the closed pull request #15863 for prior work on tab placement. Trace the existing tab-position entry points, then verify that bottom, right, and left placement can be configured and that the behavior is covered by the project’s relevant checks.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100