The new Windows Terminal announced by Microsoft at , is already available for download in the store, as mentioned in the official blog. For those interested — the project repository .
Terminal is a new Windows application for centralized access to PowerShell, Cmd, and Linux subsystems through the Windows Subsystem for Linux package. The latest for Windows Insider build 18917 is available starting June 20.
To use the new Terminal, two conditions must be met: install Windows 10 version 18362.0 or higher and find the Microsoft Store button. Of course, you can always build Terminal from the source files posted on GitHub, but developers warn that in this case, the manually built version will run alongside the version from the store. It seems that the store will not recognize the manually assembled Terminal and will not update automatically.
One of the main features of Terminal, which is being heavily 'marketed' in the company's blog — is the solid number of profiles.
Each profile can be configured separately by editing the corresponding JSON file.
Microsoft also offers each user the opportunity to choose which hotkeys and combinations to use and to customize them to their liking.
The cherry on top of customization is the ability to change the background image of each profile by simply pulling an image from the hard drive. So, there's no limit to imagination here.
Now let's get a bit more serious.
Why are there no technical details in Microsoft's blog post? Why is the focus on customization, hotkeys, and other cosmetic features?
First — everything about the Terminal was already discussed at Build 2019, and there's not much more to add. Now the company is trying to show that the new application is a friendly and convenient product that goes hand in hand with the new WSL. Essentially, Microsoft has just rolled out what they promised us in May, and there's not much more to add.
Second — it will still be some time before the release of version 1.0. Judging by the text of Microsoft's blog, Terminal won't exit the active development phase until at least winter, so it will only appear in the stable versions of Windows in the store in about six months.
At the same time, company representatives are actively encouraging the community to provide feedback on the new product. Microsoft would greatly appreciate comments and suggestions regarding Terminal in its own repository on GitHub and, let's just say, the community to this call. We believe that many comments will accumulate in the 'issues' over the next week.
Source: habr.com
