<p>Microsoft has just released the latest stable version (v1.5.10411) of its Windows Terminal app. Along with the stable version, a preview release (v1.6.10412). has also been released. Windows Terminal is an open-source application that allows organizing instances of Command Prompt, PowerShell, and even Windows Subsystem for Linux.</p>
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<p>Both released versions include a couple of significant changes. Apart from 23 bugs being squashed, both come with updated Cascadia Code font, control pictures, infinite arrows, and glyphs support. More info on the Cascadia Code update can be found on the <a href="https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code/releases/tag/v2102.03" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GitHub release page</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the list of the fixed bugs:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The &#8220;Open Windows Terminal Here&#8221; shell extension will not throw cryptic errors.</li>
<li>Windows Terminal should no longer crash once a user closes a tab during text printing.</li>
<li><code>schemes:[]</code> or <code>schemes:[{}]</code> should no longer crash the app on launch.</li>
</ul>
<p>The second update brings the automatic creation of a new <em>settings.json</em> file in case of deletion of an existing one. Also, both versions now properly update the window title bar during titles and tabs changes.</p>
<p><strong>Windows Terminal Preview changes to user interface settings include:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Windows Terminal will not delete disabledProfileSources from the settings anymore.</li>
<li>The Launch Mode and Tab Switcher Mode switch from the settings page now work correctly.</li>
<li>Renaming the color scheme that&#8217;s in use by the base layer should no longer corrupt all other color schemes.</li>
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<p><strong>Windows Terminal Preview fixed bugs list:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Developers have fixed a bug that caused the app to crash once you right-click and close a tab that contains multiple splits.</li>
<li>The app no longer crashes or throws random errors about the blank pixel shader path.</li>
<li data-leveltext="ï·" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Pixel shaders that rely on the time input will now work correctly and update at glorious 60 FPS.</li>
<li data-leveltext="ï·" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">Right-clicking in the tab renamer should no longer cause it to stop renaming.</li>
<li data-leveltext="ï·" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">Right-clicking in the command palette should also no longer cause it to stop commanding (or paletting).</li>
<li data-leveltext="ï·" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">The app now better tracks the hidden/shown state of the cursor.</li>
<li data-leveltext="ï·" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">Windows Terminal now removes hyperlinks underlining when the window is out of focus.</li>
<li data-leveltext="ï·" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">The developers also fixed an issue with mis-parsed OSC 9;9 directories wrapped in double-quotes.</li>
<li data-leveltext="ï·" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">You should now be able to use Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V in the command palette, even if they are bound in your terminal.</li>
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