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In macOS 11.6, I can go to System Preferences->General and activate the Prefer tabs when opening documents option so that new windows are opened as new tabs. This setting will influence many app...
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Alexei
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2022-02-18T15:42:04Z (almost 3 years ago)
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samcarter
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2022-02-17T16:46:10Z (almost 3 years ago)
In macOS 11.6, I can go to `System Preferences->General` and activate the `Prefer tabs when opening documents` option so that new windows are opened as new tabs. This setting will influence many applications e.g. mail, terminal, finder etc.- 
How can I enable this only for one specific application, e.g. the terminal, without influencing the other applications?
- In macOS 11.6, I can go to `System Preferences->General` and activate the `Prefer tabs when opening documents` option so that new windows are opened as new tabs. This setting will influence many applications e.g. Mail, Terminal, Finder etc.
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- How can I enable this only for one specific application, e.g. the Terminal, without influencing the other applications?
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samcarter
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2022-02-17T16:38:22Z (almost 3 years ago)
Activate `Prefer tabs when opening documents` only for one application
In macOS 11.6, I can go to `System Preferences->General` and activate the `Prefer tabs when opening documents` option so that new windows are opened as new tabs. This setting will influence many applications e.g. mail, terminal, finder etc.  How can I enable this only for one specific application, e.g. the terminal, without influencing the other applications?