Alternative directory for new tab
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area:window-tabs-panes
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- Rust
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Description
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sria91#2578
Describe the solution you'd like?
It would be good to have a keyboard shortcut (like CMD+ALT+T) and keyboard+mouse combo (ALT+Click on the new tab button) to open a new tab in the home/custom directory (which could be configurable in settings).
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I'm always frustrated whenever I am in some directory and want to open a new tab (not a new window) in the home/custom directory. Instead, it opens the previous session's directory. I understand that we can configure the behavior statically in settings. However, I like to have the option to modify the behavior dynamically when I want to open a new tab.
Additional context
The custom directory is already configurable in the settings
How important is this feature to you?
5 (Can't work without it!)
Warp Internal (ignore) - linear-label:770f6576-d6c0-4e4f-a259-fc64b5156087
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First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the existing new-tab button action, keyboard shortcut handling, and settings path for the custom directory behavior. Confirm how the previous session directory is selected, then define and test the shortcut and Alt+click behavior so each opens the configured home/custom directory without changing the static setting.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100