From 54ae794780016511f3ebb11ef489c50f216f04ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Atson Melo <104263082+AtsonMelo@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2026 15:44:34 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify full screen, focus mode, and quake mode Add a short comparison section to tips-and-tricks.md explaining the difference between full screen, focus mode, and quake mode, and when to use each one. Closes #573 --- TerminalDocs/tips-and-tricks.md | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/TerminalDocs/tips-and-tricks.md b/TerminalDocs/tips-and-tricks.md index a7aca80b..fe03142f 100644 --- a/TerminalDocs/tips-and-tricks.md +++ b/TerminalDocs/tips-and-tricks.md @@ -128,6 +128,16 @@ Navigating to the parent directory with a key binding is also helpful. You can use this functionality to run builds or test scripts. +## Full screen, focus mode, and quake mode + +Windows Terminal includes several ways to change how the terminal window uses your screen: + +* **Full screen** expands the terminal window to fill the display. +* **Focus mode** hides the title bar and tabs so only the terminal content is visible. +* **Quake mode** creates a special `_quake` window that snaps to the top half of the monitor, hides when minimized, and automatically enters focus mode. + +Use full screen when you want the largest terminal window, focus mode when you want fewer distractions in the current window, and quake mode when you want a drop-down terminal that you can quickly show or hide. + ## Focus mode "Focus mode" hides the title bar and tabs normally located at the top of Windows Terminal. You can focus only on the terminal content. It's similar to ["Zen mode"](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/tips-and-tricks#_zen-mode) in Visual Studio Code.