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<revision pkgversion="3.12" date="2014-02-26" status="review"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.14.2" date="2015-01-27" status="review"/>
<credit type="author copyright">
<name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
<email its:translate="no">kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
<years>2014–2015</years>
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<desc>Choose whether to open a new window or a new tab by default.</desc>
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<title>Windows and tabs</title>
<p>You can choose whether to open a new tab or a new <app>Terminal</app>
window when you use <gui style="menuitem">New Terminal</gui>.</p>
<steps>
<item>
<p>Select
<guiseq><gui style="menu">Edit</gui><gui style="menuitem">Preferences</gui><gui style="tab">General</gui></guiseq>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Set <gui>Open new terminals in:</gui> to <gui>Tab</gui> or
<gui>Window</gui>.</p>
</item>
</steps>
<p>Once you have set the preference, you can use <key>Ctrl</key> to invert
the preference. For example, if you have your preferences set to open a new
terminal in a new tab, then pressing <gui style="menuitem">New Terminal</gui>
will open a new tab. On the other hand, if you hold down <key>Ctrl</key> and
then press <gui style="menuitem">New Terminal</gui>, then a new window will
be opened instead.</p>
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