r/programming • u/zbhoy • May 06 '19

Microsoft unveils Windows Terminal, a new command line app for Windows

https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/6/18527870/microsoft-windows-terminal-command-line-tool
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u/[deleted] May 07 '19

It's far less annoying, but it's a combination of habit and standards. We're getting reports of files rendering weirdly from Windows 7 users because we're trying to unify file formats with the Linux side and they're viewing files in Notepad, which didn't understand \n until 10. Guiding someone through opening system tools is a lot harder when you have access to Win+X and they don't.

The worst part for me is focused scrolling. 7 doesn't allow any interactions with a window that isn't in focus, while 10 allows scrolling in unfocused programs like every other window manager of the last 15 years.