JusTTY
Overview

Windows and Tabs

The tab bar#

Titles, a per-tab close button, a + for a new tab, and a gear for Settings. When tabs overflow, the bar scrolls with left and right arrows and stays clear of the trailing buttons so you never lose the +.

The empty part of the bar is draggable, because the title bar is hidden. Double-clicking it zooms the window.

Tab titles#

A title shows the basename of the foreground command, so node index.js reads as node. If a program emits an OSC title while it runs, that wins. When nothing is running, the title falls back to your login shell.

Working directory for new tabs#

This is the part people notice.

  • ⌘T or + opens in the active tab's working directory. That is normally the shell process cwd, or the OSC 7 directory when your shell emits one.
  • New windows start in $HOME.
  • A replacement tab after a shell exits also starts in $HOME.

So a new tab follows you into the project you are in, and a new window gives you a clean slate.

Closing#

Closing a tab with a foreground process asks for confirmation first. You can turn that off in Settings → Window; see Settings Reference.

Closing the last tab closes the window. But if the shell in the last tab exits on its own, JusTTY opens a fresh tab instead of vanishing the window out from under you.

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