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Enhanced Tab Visibility: A Desire for Multiline Tabs in Terminal

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#16,912 opened on Mar 21, 2024

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Description

Description of the new feature/enhancement

I prefer being able to see all the tabs I have opened at a glance, rather than just a few displayed while the rest are hidden.

In VSCode, there is support for multiline tabs, and I expect the terminal to have a similar feature, but I haven't been able to find it.

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

Adding Optional Settings: Such as Multiline Tabs

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Research direction
Explore the current tab row implementation in Windows Terminal (likely in TabRow or TabHeader controls) and propose a multiline tab layout similar to VS Code. Investigate how tabs are managed and rendered, and consider adding a setting to enable multiline behavior.
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desktop
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
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1-2 days
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Active
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Clear
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50