The desktop terminal already supported independent PTY sessions, but it only lived inside settings. This change promotes it to a first-class tab workflow so users can open multiple host terminals without leaving the chat-oriented desktop layout.
Constraint: Tauri terminal sessions are process-backed and must stay mounted while switching tabs.
Rejected: Reuse the settings terminal as a navigated page only | it cannot support multiple independent terminal tabs.
Rejected: Hide inactive xterm panes with display none | xterm lost visible output after tab switches during E2E.
Confidence: high
Scope-risk: moderate
Directive: Keep inactive terminal panes mounted and avoid display none unless xterm repaint behavior is reverified.
Tested: bun run test src/components/layout/ContentRouter.test.tsx src/components/layout/Sidebar.test.tsx src/components/layout/TabBar.test.tsx src/pages/TerminalSettings.test.tsx
Tested: bun run lint
Tested: bun run build
Tested: ./scripts/build-macos-arm64.sh
Tested: Computer Use E2E against build-artifacts/macos-arm64 app for multiple terminals, command output retention, tab switching, and terminal cleanup
Not-tested: Intel macOS package
Instead of close tab → delete session → create session → open tab (which
causes visual flicker and tab jumping), create the new session first then
replace the tab's sessionId in-place via a new replaceTabSession method.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Tab drag-and-drop reordering with visual drop indicator
- Add moveTab action to tabStore with localStorage persistence
- Context menu: add "Close Left" and "Close All" options
- Add i18n translations for new menu items (en/zh)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Settings and Scheduled Tasks now open as special tabs in the TabBar,
matching IDE conventions (closeable, icon-prefixed, persistent)
- New Session directly creates a session with the current workDir
- ChatInput shows DirectoryPicker before first message, locks after
- Remove connection status from StatusBar (unnecessary noise)
- ContentRouter routes by tab type instead of activeView
- Settings page no longer has a back-button header
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
