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Bug: opening a new tab is a little slow

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#176 opened on Feb 10, 2021

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Description

When we open a tab, zellij waits until a new pty starts and only then opens the tab. This feels slow to the user. It can be cool to first render an empty tab and "connect" it to a pty when it finishes opening. That should be a more pleasant user experience.

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Research direction
Examine the tab creation flow and the PTY spawning mechanism to identify where the wait occurs. Consider implementing asynchronous tab creation that renders an empty tab immediately and connects the PTY once ready.
Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
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3
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Half day
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Active
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Mostly clear
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Rust
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35