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Tab customization

Density, titles, subtitles, and hover details for the tab rail.

The sidebar rail is configurable: how tall the rows are, what each row shows, and whether hovering reveals extra detail. Open the gear at the top of the vertical tabs rail to reach the customization popup.

Density

Two row heights:

  • Compact — tighter rows for many sessions.
  • Expanded — taller rows with more breathing room.

Primary info

What the first line of each row shows. Choose one of:

  • Command — the session name (default).
  • Working directory — the pane's cwd.
  • Branch — the pane's git branch.

Subtitle

The second line of each row, from the same three options — working directory by default. Pairing "Command" on top with "Branch" underneath is handy when several sessions share one repo across worktrees.

Show details on hover

When enabled (the default), hovering a row opens a small detail sidecar beside the rail with the row's full information — useful in Compact density where titles and paths are ellipsized to fit.

Persistence

All of these choices — plus whether the sidebar itself is shown (ctrl+shift+B) — persist in ~/.mel/tab_settings.json and survive restarts. See Settings files for everything Mel stores on disk.

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