microsoft/Terminal

Fullscreen: enable revealing the tabs by hovering at the top of the screen

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#5,677 opened on Apr 30, 2020

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Description

Hello, This terminal is excellent and I would like to propose a suggeestion.

In full screen mode there doesn't seem to be a way to switch or add tabs easily. Perhaps mouse movement could popout from the edge of the screen the tabs and a way to switch between them.

I ultimately would just like to leave this up fullscreen on one of my monitors.

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Research direction
Investigate how fullscreen mode is currently implemented in Windows Terminal and identify where to add hover detection at the top edge of the screen to reveal the tabs. Look at existing event handlers for mouse movement and fullscreen transitions.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
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Half day
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
C++Windows Terminal codebase
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50