microsoft/Terminal

Subsequent `wt.exe /min` to an existing window restores a minimized window

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#18,076 opened on Oct 18, 2024

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Description

Windows Terminal version

1.22.2702.0

Windows build number

10.0.19045.4894

Other Software

No response

Steps to reproduce

new console creating wt.exe respects /min start /min wt.exe -w exam -> new wt, single tab, minimized start /min wt.exe -w exam sp -> new wt, single tab, minimized, two panes

Expected Behavior

start /min wt.exe -w exam && ^
(echo "sleep 1.0" && ping -n 2 localhost) > NUL && ^
start /min wt.exe -w exam sp

-> minimized wt, single tab, two panes

Actual Behavior

start /min wt.exe -w exam && ^
(echo "sleep 1.0" && ping -n 2 localhost) > NUL && ^
start /min wt.exe -w exam sp

-> visible wt, single tab, two panes

Contributor guide

Research direction
Investigate the window creation and minimization logic in Windows Terminal source code, specifically the handling of the /min command line argument when attaching to an existing window.
Tech stack
cpp
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desktop
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