[Feature]: Close the active right-panel tab with Cmd+W #4147

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@caezium

Before submitting

  • I searched existing issues and did not find a duplicate.
  • I am describing a concrete problem or use case, not just a vague idea.

Area

apps/web

Problem or use case

When keyboard focus is inside a Files, Diff, Browser, Plan, or Terminal surface in the right panel, pressing Cmd+W closes the T3 Code app window instead of closing the active panel tab.

T3 Code already binds mod+w to close a focused terminal, but there is no corresponding command or focus context for non-terminal right-panel surfaces. This is surprising for a tabbed interface and makes a common tab-closing shortcut destructive.

Proposed solution

Add a configurable rightPanel.closeActiveSurface command with a default mod+w binding gated by right-panel focus.

  • Close only the active right-panel surface.
  • Reuse the existing surface cleanup path so Browser and Terminal resources are disposed correctly.
  • If another surface remains, activate the existing fallback surface.
  • If the last surface closes, close the panel as it does today.
  • Preserve the native window-close behavior when the right panel does not own focus.
  • Ensure embedded Browser surfaces forward the shortcut to the app consistently.

Why this matters

Cmd+W is a standard close-tab shortcut. Applying it to the focused panel tab prevents accidental app-window closure and makes right-panel tabs behave consistently with terminal tabs and other desktop tabbed interfaces.

Smallest useful scope

Introduce one keybinding command and a right-panel focus context, then route it to the existing active-surface close callback. No new panel state, confirmation dialog, or queue of close actions.

Alternatives considered

  • Add a hard-coded keydown listener in the tab component. This bypasses T3 Code's configurable keybinding system and creates conflicts with the existing terminal binding.
  • Always intercept Cmd+W whenever the panel is visible. That would close a panel tab even when the user is actively typing in the chat composer.
  • Keep native window close behavior. This remains surprising and risks losing the user's current window layout.

Risks or tradeoffs

  • Focus detection must distinguish the right-panel terminal from the bottom terminal drawer.
  • The new binding overlaps terminal.close; right-panel focus must take precedence for a terminal hosted as a panel surface while drawer terminals keep their current behavior.
  • Electron's native close accelerator and embedded Browser shortcut forwarding need to respect the renderer's handled state.

Examples or references

Related discoverability issue: #4146.

Contribution

  • I would be open to helping implement this.

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      [Feature]: Close the active right-panel tab with Cmd+W #4147

      Description

      @caezium

      Before submitting

      • I searched existing issues and did not find a duplicate.
      • I am describing a concrete problem or use case, not just a vague idea.

      Area

      apps/web

      Problem or use case

      When keyboard focus is inside a Files, Diff, Browser, Plan, or Terminal surface in the right panel, pressing Cmd+W closes the T3 Code app window instead of closing the active panel tab.

      T3 Code already binds mod+w to close a focused terminal, but there is no corresponding command or focus context for non-terminal right-panel surfaces. This is surprising for a tabbed interface and makes a common tab-closing shortcut destructive.

      Proposed solution

      Add a configurable rightPanel.closeActiveSurface command with a default mod+w binding gated by right-panel focus.

      • Close only the active right-panel surface.
      • Reuse the existing surface cleanup path so Browser and Terminal resources are disposed correctly.
      • If another surface remains, activate the existing fallback surface.
      • If the last surface closes, close the panel as it does today.
      • Preserve the native window-close behavior when the right panel does not own focus.
      • Ensure embedded Browser surfaces forward the shortcut to the app consistently.

      Why this matters

      Cmd+W is a standard close-tab shortcut. Applying it to the focused panel tab prevents accidental app-window closure and makes right-panel tabs behave consistently with terminal tabs and other desktop tabbed interfaces.

      Smallest useful scope

      Introduce one keybinding command and a right-panel focus context, then route it to the existing active-surface close callback. No new panel state, confirmation dialog, or queue of close actions.

      Alternatives considered

      • Add a hard-coded keydown listener in the tab component. This bypasses T3 Code's configurable keybinding system and creates conflicts with the existing terminal binding.
      • Always intercept Cmd+W whenever the panel is visible. That would close a panel tab even when the user is actively typing in the chat composer.
      • Keep native window close behavior. This remains surprising and risks losing the user's current window layout.

      Risks or tradeoffs

      • Focus detection must distinguish the right-panel terminal from the bottom terminal drawer.
      • The new binding overlaps terminal.close; right-panel focus must take precedence for a terminal hosted as a panel surface while drawer terminals keep their current behavior.
      • Electron's native close accelerator and embedded Browser shortcut forwarding need to respect the renderer's handled state.

      Examples or references

      Related discoverability issue: #4146.

      Contribution

      • I would be open to helping implement this.

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          [Feature]: Close the active right-panel tab with Cmd+W #4147

          Description

          @caezium

          Before submitting

          • I searched existing issues and did not find a duplicate.
          • I am describing a concrete problem or use case, not just a vague idea.

          Area

          apps/web

          Problem or use case

          When keyboard focus is inside a Files, Diff, Browser, Plan, or Terminal surface in the right panel, pressing Cmd+W closes the T3 Code app window instead of closing the active panel tab.

          T3 Code already binds mod+w to close a focused terminal, but there is no corresponding command or focus context for non-terminal right-panel surfaces. This is surprising for a tabbed interface and makes a common tab-closing shortcut destructive.

          Proposed solution

          Add a configurable rightPanel.closeActiveSurface command with a default mod+w binding gated by right-panel focus.

          • Close only the active right-panel surface.
          • Reuse the existing surface cleanup path so Browser and Terminal resources are disposed correctly.
          • If another surface remains, activate the existing fallback surface.
          • If the last surface closes, close the panel as it does today.
          • Preserve the native window-close behavior when the right panel does not own focus.
          • Ensure embedded Browser surfaces forward the shortcut to the app consistently.

          Why this matters

          Cmd+W is a standard close-tab shortcut. Applying it to the focused panel tab prevents accidental app-window closure and makes right-panel tabs behave consistently with terminal tabs and other desktop tabbed interfaces.

          Smallest useful scope

          Introduce one keybinding command and a right-panel focus context, then route it to the existing active-surface close callback. No new panel state, confirmation dialog, or queue of close actions.

          Alternatives considered

          • Add a hard-coded keydown listener in the tab component. This bypasses T3 Code's configurable keybinding system and creates conflicts with the existing terminal binding.
          • Always intercept Cmd+W whenever the panel is visible. That would close a panel tab even when the user is actively typing in the chat composer.
          • Keep native window close behavior. This remains surprising and risks losing the user's current window layout.

          Risks or tradeoffs

          • Focus detection must distinguish the right-panel terminal from the bottom terminal drawer.
          • The new binding overlaps terminal.close; right-panel focus must take precedence for a terminal hosted as a panel surface while drawer terminals keep their current behavior.
          • Electron's native close accelerator and embedded Browser shortcut forwarding need to respect the renderer's handled state.

          Examples or references

          Related discoverability issue: #4146.

          Contribution

          • I would be open to helping implement this.

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              [Feature]: Close the active right-panel tab with Cmd+W #4147

              Description

              @caezium

              Before submitting

              • I searched existing issues and did not find a duplicate.
              • I am describing a concrete problem or use case, not just a vague idea.

              Area

              apps/web

              Problem or use case

              When keyboard focus is inside a Files, Diff, Browser, Plan, or Terminal surface in the right panel, pressing Cmd+W closes the T3 Code app window instead of closing the active panel tab.

              T3 Code already binds mod+w to close a focused terminal, but there is no corresponding command or focus context for non-terminal right-panel surfaces. This is surprising for a tabbed interface and makes a common tab-closing shortcut destructive.

              Proposed solution

              Add a configurable rightPanel.closeActiveSurface command with a default mod+w binding gated by right-panel focus.

              • Close only the active right-panel surface.
              • Reuse the existing surface cleanup path so Browser and Terminal resources are disposed correctly.
              • If another surface remains, activate the existing fallback surface.
              • If the last surface closes, close the panel as it does today.
              • Preserve the native window-close behavior when the right panel does not own focus.
              • Ensure embedded Browser surfaces forward the shortcut to the app consistently.

              Why this matters

              Cmd+W is a standard close-tab shortcut. Applying it to the focused panel tab prevents accidental app-window closure and makes right-panel tabs behave consistently with terminal tabs and other desktop tabbed interfaces.

              Smallest useful scope

              Introduce one keybinding command and a right-panel focus context, then route it to the existing active-surface close callback. No new panel state, confirmation dialog, or queue of close actions.

              Alternatives considered

              • Add a hard-coded keydown listener in the tab component. This bypasses T3 Code's configurable keybinding system and creates conflicts with the existing terminal binding.
              • Always intercept Cmd+W whenever the panel is visible. That would close a panel tab even when the user is actively typing in the chat composer.
              • Keep native window close behavior. This remains surprising and risks losing the user's current window layout.

              Risks or tradeoffs

              • Focus detection must distinguish the right-panel terminal from the bottom terminal drawer.
              • The new binding overlaps terminal.close; right-panel focus must take precedence for a terminal hosted as a panel surface while drawer terminals keep their current behavior.
              • Electron's native close accelerator and embedded Browser shortcut forwarding need to respect the renderer's handled state.

              Examples or references

              Related discoverability issue: #4146.

              Contribution

              • I would be open to helping implement this.

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                  [Feature]: Close the active right-panel tab with Cmd+W #4147

                  Description

                  @caezium

                  Before submitting

                  • I searched existing issues and did not find a duplicate.
                  • I am describing a concrete problem or use case, not just a vague idea.

                  Area

                  apps/web

                  Problem or use case

                  When keyboard focus is inside a Files, Diff, Browser, Plan, or Terminal surface in the right panel, pressing Cmd+W closes the T3 Code app window instead of closing the active panel tab.

                  T3 Code already binds mod+w to close a focused terminal, but there is no corresponding command or focus context for non-terminal right-panel surfaces. This is surprising for a tabbed interface and makes a common tab-closing shortcut destructive.

                  Proposed solution

                  Add a configurable rightPanel.closeActiveSurface command with a default mod+w binding gated by right-panel focus.

                  • Close only the active right-panel surface.
                  • Reuse the existing surface cleanup path so Browser and Terminal resources are disposed correctly.
                  • If another surface remains, activate the existing fallback surface.
                  • If the last surface closes, close the panel as it does today.
                  • Preserve the native window-close behavior when the right panel does not own focus.
                  • Ensure embedded Browser surfaces forward the shortcut to the app consistently.

                  Why this matters

                  Cmd+W is a standard close-tab shortcut. Applying it to the focused panel tab prevents accidental app-window closure and makes right-panel tabs behave consistently with terminal tabs and other desktop tabbed interfaces.

                  Smallest useful scope

                  Introduce one keybinding command and a right-panel focus context, then route it to the existing active-surface close callback. No new panel state, confirmation dialog, or queue of close actions.

                  Alternatives considered

                  • Add a hard-coded keydown listener in the tab component. This bypasses T3 Code's configurable keybinding system and creates conflicts with the existing terminal binding.
                  • Always intercept Cmd+W whenever the panel is visible. That would close a panel tab even when the user is actively typing in the chat composer.
                  • Keep native window close behavior. This remains surprising and risks losing the user's current window layout.

                  Risks or tradeoffs

                  • Focus detection must distinguish the right-panel terminal from the bottom terminal drawer.
                  • The new binding overlaps terminal.close; right-panel focus must take precedence for a terminal hosted as a panel surface while drawer terminals keep their current behavior.
                  • Electron's native close accelerator and embedded Browser shortcut forwarding need to respect the renderer's handled state.

                  Examples or references

                  Related discoverability issue: #4146.

                  Contribution

                  • I would be open to helping implement this.

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                      [Feature]: Close the active right-panel tab with Cmd+W #4147

                      Description

                      @caezium

                      Before submitting

                      • I searched existing issues and did not find a duplicate.
                      • I am describing a concrete problem or use case, not just a vague idea.

                      Area

                      apps/web

                      Problem or use case

                      When keyboard focus is inside a Files, Diff, Browser, Plan, or Terminal surface in the right panel, pressing Cmd+W closes the T3 Code app window instead of closing the active panel tab.

                      T3 Code already binds mod+w to close a focused terminal, but there is no corresponding command or focus context for non-terminal right-panel surfaces. This is surprising for a tabbed interface and makes a common tab-closing shortcut destructive.

                      Proposed solution

                      Add a configurable rightPanel.closeActiveSurface command with a default mod+w binding gated by right-panel focus.

                      • Close only the active right-panel surface.
                      • Reuse the existing surface cleanup path so Browser and Terminal resources are disposed correctly.
                      • If another surface remains, activate the existing fallback surface.
                      • If the last surface closes, close the panel as it does today.
                      • Preserve the native window-close behavior when the right panel does not own focus.
                      • Ensure embedded Browser surfaces forward the shortcut to the app consistently.

                      Why this matters

                      Cmd+W is a standard close-tab shortcut. Applying it to the focused panel tab prevents accidental app-window closure and makes right-panel tabs behave consistently with terminal tabs and other desktop tabbed interfaces.

                      Smallest useful scope

                      Introduce one keybinding command and a right-panel focus context, then route it to the existing active-surface close callback. No new panel state, confirmation dialog, or queue of close actions.

                      Alternatives considered

                      • Add a hard-coded keydown listener in the tab component. This bypasses T3 Code's configurable keybinding system and creates conflicts with the existing terminal binding.
                      • Always intercept Cmd+W whenever the panel is visible. That would close a panel tab even when the user is actively typing in the chat composer.
                      • Keep native window close behavior. This remains surprising and risks losing the user's current window layout.

                      Risks or tradeoffs

                      • Focus detection must distinguish the right-panel terminal from the bottom terminal drawer.
                      • The new binding overlaps terminal.close; right-panel focus must take precedence for a terminal hosted as a panel surface while drawer terminals keep their current behavior.
                      • Electron's native close accelerator and embedded Browser shortcut forwarding need to respect the renderer's handled state.

                      Examples or references

                      Related discoverability issue: #4146.

                      Contribution

                      • I would be open to helping implement this.

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                          [Feature]: Close the active right-panel tab with Cmd+W #4147

                          Description

                          @caezium

                          Before submitting

                          • I searched existing issues and did not find a duplicate.
                          • I am describing a concrete problem or use case, not just a vague idea.

                          Area

                          apps/web

                          Problem or use case

                          When keyboard focus is inside a Files, Diff, Browser, Plan, or Terminal surface in the right panel, pressing Cmd+W closes the T3 Code app window instead of closing the active panel tab.

                          T3 Code already binds mod+w to close a focused terminal, but there is no corresponding command or focus context for non-terminal right-panel surfaces. This is surprising for a tabbed interface and makes a common tab-closing shortcut destructive.

                          Proposed solution

                          Add a configurable rightPanel.closeActiveSurface command with a default mod+w binding gated by right-panel focus.

                          • Close only the active right-panel surface.
                          • Reuse the existing surface cleanup path so Browser and Terminal resources are disposed correctly.
                          • If another surface remains, activate the existing fallback surface.
                          • If the last surface closes, close the panel as it does today.
                          • Preserve the native window-close behavior when the right panel does not own focus.
                          • Ensure embedded Browser surfaces forward the shortcut to the app consistently.

                          Why this matters

                          Cmd+W is a standard close-tab shortcut. Applying it to the focused panel tab prevents accidental app-window closure and makes right-panel tabs behave consistently with terminal tabs and other desktop tabbed interfaces.

                          Smallest useful scope

                          Introduce one keybinding command and a right-panel focus context, then route it to the existing active-surface close callback. No new panel state, confirmation dialog, or queue of close actions.

                          Alternatives considered

                          • Add a hard-coded keydown listener in the tab component. This bypasses T3 Code's configurable keybinding system and creates conflicts with the existing terminal binding.
                          • Always intercept Cmd+W whenever the panel is visible. That would close a panel tab even when the user is actively typing in the chat composer.
                          • Keep native window close behavior. This remains surprising and risks losing the user's current window layout.

                          Risks or tradeoffs

                          • Focus detection must distinguish the right-panel terminal from the bottom terminal drawer.
                          • The new binding overlaps terminal.close; right-panel focus must take precedence for a terminal hosted as a panel surface while drawer terminals keep their current behavior.
                          • Electron's native close accelerator and embedded Browser shortcut forwarding need to respect the renderer's handled state.

                          Examples or references

                          Related discoverability issue: #4146.

                          Contribution

                          • I would be open to helping implement this.

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                              [Feature]: Close the active right-panel tab with Cmd+W #4147

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                              @caezium

                              Before submitting

                              • I searched existing issues and did not find a duplicate.
                              • I am describing a concrete problem or use case, not just a vague idea.

                              Area

                              apps/web

                              Problem or use case

                              When keyboard focus is inside a Files, Diff, Browser, Plan, or Terminal surface in the right panel, pressing Cmd+W closes the T3 Code app window instead of closing the active panel tab.

                              T3 Code already binds mod+w to close a focused terminal, but there is no corresponding command or focus context for non-terminal right-panel surfaces. This is surprising for a tabbed interface and makes a common tab-closing shortcut destructive.

                              Proposed solution

                              Add a configurable rightPanel.closeActiveSurface command with a default mod+w binding gated by right-panel focus.

                              • Close only the active right-panel surface.
                              • Reuse the existing surface cleanup path so Browser and Terminal resources are disposed correctly.
                              • If another surface remains, activate the existing fallback surface.
                              • If the last surface closes, close the panel as it does today.
                              • Preserve the native window-close behavior when the right panel does not own focus.
                              • Ensure embedded Browser surfaces forward the shortcut to the app consistently.

                              Why this matters

                              Cmd+W is a standard close-tab shortcut. Applying it to the focused panel tab prevents accidental app-window closure and makes right-panel tabs behave consistently with terminal tabs and other desktop tabbed interfaces.

                              Smallest useful scope

                              Introduce one keybinding command and a right-panel focus context, then route it to the existing active-surface close callback. No new panel state, confirmation dialog, or queue of close actions.

                              Alternatives considered

                              • Add a hard-coded keydown listener in the tab component. This bypasses T3 Code's configurable keybinding system and creates conflicts with the existing terminal binding.
                              • Always intercept Cmd+W whenever the panel is visible. That would close a panel tab even when the user is actively typing in the chat composer.
                              • Keep native window close behavior. This remains surprising and risks losing the user's current window layout.

                              Risks or tradeoffs

                              • Focus detection must distinguish the right-panel terminal from the bottom terminal drawer.
                              • The new binding overlaps terminal.close; right-panel focus must take precedence for a terminal hosted as a panel surface while drawer terminals keep their current behavior.
                              • Electron's native close accelerator and embedded Browser shortcut forwarding need to respect the renderer's handled state.

                              Examples or references

                              Related discoverability issue: #4146.

                              Contribution

                              • I would be open to helping implement this.

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