Description of problem: Running 'gnome-terminal --tab' opens a new window instead of a new tab. According to the --help: --tab Open a new tab in the last-opened window with the default profile. More than one of these options can be provided. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gnome-terminal-2.16.0-5.3.el5 How reproducible: every time Steps to Reproduce: 1. gnome-terminal --tab & Actual results: a new gnome-terminal window opens Expected results: a new tab opens in the most-recent-opened gnome-terminal window Additional info:
Created attachment 338622 [details] patch to fix --tab behavior Here is a patch written by Siddhesh Poyarekar <spoyarek> to correct the --tab behavior.
There's an upstream bug on this that's been open for 7 years... http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83203
See bug 495704 for the Fedora 10 clone of this bug.
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No response from initial reporter after several attempts. Closing.