vercel / vercel/hyper

Feature Suggestion: Multi-Window/Tabs and Minimizing

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Description

We usually have multiple blocking terminal windows open when developing code that run processes like backend compiler watch, front-end transpiler watch, active testing, http proxy, cloud service proxies, etc., and all we care about is the output from their last commands. I've noticed this is very common for developers but haven't seen any terminal app to optimize the UX for these kind of blocking terminals which all need to be up together for development work. Of cource we can start them individually and hide them behind tabs and go through them one by one to check on their status, but it would be a lot more useful if we could just somehow minimize them into icons or very small windows that could be monitored in a single view, and the ability to save them in a profile/template for easy launch next time.

The specifics of the user experience needs to be discussed but if you know what I'm talking about, this is going to be an extremely useful feature for developers.

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The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by clarifying the multi-window, tabs, minimization, monitoring, and saved-profile requirements with maintainers; done would require an agreed user experience and implementation scope.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
cli, desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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