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saltbush:sessions [2026-11-10 04:26] – Saltbush Terminal 1.8.0 guides slatermsaltbush:sessions [2026-11-10 05:20] (current) – Saltbush Terminal 1.8.1 guides slaterm
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 ===== Tear-off tabs ===== ===== Tear-off tabs =====
  
-**Not yet tested on a real computer:** tear-off tabs and RDP sessions are new in 1.8.0. They have only been tested with automated tests and on a virtual X display, not yet on a real Windows or Linux computer.+**Tried on real computers:** tear-off tabs and RDP sessions (new in 1.8.0) have been tried on a Linux desktop and on Windows with several monitors, including two RDP sessions at once.
  
 Drag a tab down out of the tab bar to give it its own window. The session keeps running and nothing reconnects. You can also right-click a tab and choose **Move to New Window**, use **Window → Move Tab to New Window**, or the command palette. The new window has a bar with **Dock to Main Window**; closing the window also docks the tab (it does not disconnect). On X11 and Windows you can drag the window's **Drag to the tab bar** handle onto the main window's tab bar. On Wayland that is not possible (programs cannot see window positions), so use the button or close the window. **Window → Dock All Tabs to Main Window** brings every tab back. Drag a tab down out of the tab bar to give it its own window. The session keeps running and nothing reconnects. You can also right-click a tab and choose **Move to New Window**, use **Window → Move Tab to New Window**, or the command palette. The new window has a bar with **Dock to Main Window**; closing the window also docks the tab (it does not disconnect). On X11 and Windows you can drag the window's **Drag to the tab bar** handle onto the main window's tab bar. On Wayland that is not possible (programs cannot see window positions), so use the button or close the window. **Window → Dock All Tabs to Main Window** brings every tab back.
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 ===== RDP (Windows Remote Desktop) ===== ===== RDP (Windows Remote Desktop) =====
  
-**Not yet tested on a real computer:** tear-off tabs and RDP sessions are new in 1.8.0. They have only been tested with automated tests and on a virtual X display, not yet on a real Windows or Linux computer. Logging in to a real Windows server was not tried; only the start of the connection and the certificate question were checked against one.+**Tried on real computers:** tear-off tabs and RDP sessions (new in 1.8.0) have been tried on a Linux desktop and on Windows with several monitors, including two RDP sessions at once.
  
 Choose the protocol **RDP** (port 3389) in the New Session wizard, Quick Connect or Session Options. The **RDP** page has the domain, a credential, the desktop size (fit to the tab, which follows the tab's size, or a fixed size), the clipboard switch, **Ignore certificate errors** (off by default) and **Use the system RDP program instead**. A user name may also be written ''DOMAIN\user'' or ''user@domain''. Choose the protocol **RDP** (port 3389) in the New Session wizard, Quick Connect or Session Options. The **RDP** page has the domain, a credential, the desktop size (fit to the tab, which follows the tab's size, or a fixed size), the clipboard switch, **Ignore certificate errors** (off by default) and **Use the system RDP program instead**. A user name may also be written ''DOMAIN\user'' or ''user@domain''.
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