tab options not working (from commandline)
Bug #117333 reported by
smaug
This bug affects 19 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNOME Terminal |
Confirmed
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Wishlist
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| gnome-terminal (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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Wishlist
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Ubuntu Desktop Bugs | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: gnome-terminal
GNOME gnome-terminal 2.18.0
if I run "gnome-terminal --tab" or "gnome-terminal --tab-with-
| Changed in gnome-terminal: | |
| status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
| Changed in rebuntu: | |
| status: | Unconfirmed → Rejected |
| Changed in gnome-terminal: | |
| assignee: | nobody → desktop-bugs |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
| status: | Unconfirmed → Confirmed |
Revision history for this message
| Selene ToyKeeper (toykeeper) wrote | #1 |
Revision history for this message
| Christian Gunning (helmingstay) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in gnome-terminal (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
| Changed in gnome-terminal: | |
| importance: | Unknown → Wishlist |
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BTW, this issue also exists in 2.16.1-0ubuntu1 (edgy) and 2.18.2-0ubuntu1 (gutsy). It probably is in every version of Ubuntu, since the upstream bug was opened in 2002, and it's not fixed yet.
It doesn't sound like upstream has any interest in fixing it. Apparently the "--tab" option was intended only to allow more than one tab in a new window; it was not supposed to open a new tab in an existing window.
There are two ways to fix this:
- Changing the wording of "--help" to indicate the actual purpose of "--tab".
- Make "--tab" do what "--help" says it does.
The second option is probably better, but it may be hard to get the change accepted upstream.