Windows Terminal Preview 1910 Released With Updated UI, Dynamic Profiles and More
Microsoft hasreleaseda new update to the Preview channel of Windows Terminal, bringing an updated UI, dynamic profiles and new launch settings, alongside a bunch of bug fixes. Users wanting to try out the new-lookWindows Terminal Preview 1910can do so from theMicrosoft Store. It will appear as build v0.6 in the ‘About’ popup.
Updated UI
First off, theWinUI TabView has been updated to version 2.2, bringing better color contrast, rounded corners on the dropdown and tab separators. Also, when too many tabs fill the screen, you can now scroll through them with buttons, just like browser tabs on Chrome or Firefox.
Dynamic Profiles
With the latest update,Windows Terminal will be able to automatically detect any Windows Subsystem for Linux(WSL) distribution on the machine along with PowerShell Core. Any such installation following the update will make them automatically appear in the profiles.json file. In case you don’t want a profile to appear in the dropdown menu, you can just set"hidden": true.
Cascading Settings
The latest build of the Windows Terminal also ships with adefaults.json file with all of the default settings. It can be accessed by holding down the ‘Alt’ key and clicking on the settings button in the dropdown menu. While users won’t be able to make any changes to this file, they’ll still be able to add your own custom settings to the profiles file as usual.
New Launch Settings
Users can now alsoset the Terminal to launch as maximized or set its initial position. Setting the Terminal to launch as maximized can be done by adding the global settinglaunchMode, which accepts eitherdefaultormaximized.
The Terminal’s initial position can be set by adding"initialPosition"as a global setting with the desired pixels as X and Y coordinates, separated by a comma. Multiple monitors may require users to set negative coordinates.
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