** Description changed: - There is not a "New Tab" option in the file menu of GNOME Terminal - anymore on Ubuntu Bionic. It looks like it disappeared after some recent - update. However, the CTRL + Shift + T shortcut works as expected. + Impact + ------ + GNOME Terminal removed the New Tab menu option before Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Tabs are a really popular feature in terminals and it's annoying to have this feature hidden. + + Test Case + --------- + Install the update. + Close all terminals. + Open a terminal. + In the File menu should be New Tab and New Window menu items. Both should work. + + Regression Potential + -------------------- + Restoring the previous behavior is now a one-line hidden configure option. + + Enabling that option removes the "Open new terminals in" option + mentioned in the workaround. + + This build option is set in Fedora and is not believed to have any + negative consequences. + + Other Info + ---------- + There are no plans at this time to try to backport this change to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or 17.10. If I understand the blog post correctly, it would not be a simple one-line change there. + + https://debarshiray.wordpress.com/2018/05/11/gnome-terminal-separate- + menu-items-for-opening-tabs-and-windows/ + + Workaround + ---------- + In Edit > Preferences (General) you can set "Open new terminals in Tab". Now, the File > New Window menu item opens a new tab instead of a new window. + + Original Bug Report + ------------------- + There is not a "New Tab" option in the file menu of GNOME Terminal anymore on Ubuntu Bionic. It looks like it disappeared after some recent update. However, the CTRL + Shift + T shortcut works as expected.
** Changed in: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Committed ** Changed in: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Also affects: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu Bionic) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu Bionic) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu Bionic) Status: New => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1747171 Title: "New Tab" disappeared from the GNOME Terminal menu To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/1747171/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs