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Add "New Terminal" entry to taskbar, dock, and desktop right-click menus #258814

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Copilot Jul 30, 2025
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Add New Terminal entries to taskbar/dock menus
Copilot Jul 30, 2025
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Add Linux support for New Terminal via code.desktop
Copilot Jul 30, 2025
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Merge branch 'main' into copilot/fix-258813
Tyriar Aug 3, 2025
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17 changes: 16 additions & 1 deletion resources/linux/code.desktop
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Expand Up @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ StartupNotify=false
StartupWMClass=@@NAME_SHORT@@
Categories=TextEditor;Development;IDE;
MimeType=application/x-@@NAME@@-workspace;
Actions=new-empty-window;
Actions=new-empty-window;new-terminal;
Keywords=vscode;

[Desktop Action new-empty-window]
Expand All @@ -26,3 +26,18 @@ Name[zh_CN]=新建空窗口
Name[zh_TW]=開新空視窗
Exec=@@EXEC@@ --new-window %F
Icon=@@ICON@@

[Desktop Action new-terminal]
Name=New Terminal
Name[cs]=Nový terminál
Name[de]=Neues Terminal
Name[es]=Nueva terminal
Name[fr]=Nouveau terminal
Name[it]=Nuovo terminale
Name[ja]=新しいターミナル
Name[ko]=새 터미널
Name[ru]=Новый терминал
Name[zh_CN]=新建终端
Name[zh_TW]=開新終端機
Exec=@@EXEC@@ --new-window %F
Icon=@@ICON@@
1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions src/vs/platform/menubar/electron-main/menubar.ts
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Expand Up @@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ export class Menubar extends Disposable {

const dockMenu = new Menu();
dockMenu.append(new MenuItem({ label: this.mnemonicLabel(nls.localize({ key: 'miNewWindow', comment: ['&& denotes a mnemonic'] }, "New &&Window")), click: () => this.windowsMainService.openEmptyWindow({ context: OpenContext.DOCK }) }));
dockMenu.append(new MenuItem({ label: this.mnemonicLabel(nls.localize({ key: 'miNewTerminal', comment: ['&& denotes a mnemonic'] }, "New &&Terminal")), click: () => this.runActionInRenderer({ type: 'commandId', commandId: 'workbench.action.terminal.new' }) }));

app.dock!.setMenu(dockMenu);
}
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9 changes: 9 additions & 0 deletions src/vs/platform/workspaces/electron-main/workspacesHistoryMainService.ts
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Expand Up @@ -334,6 +334,15 @@ export class WorkspacesHistoryMainService extends Disposable implements IWorkspa
args: '-n', // force new window
iconPath: process.execPath,
iconIndex: 0
},
{
type: 'task',
title: localize('newTerminal', "New Terminal"),
description: localize('newTerminalDesc', "Opens a new window for terminal use"),
program: process.execPath,
args: '-n', // force new window
iconPath: process.execPath,
iconIndex: 0
}
]
});
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