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Add per-window project archives panel (Window Projects…)
claude Mar 17, 2026
0d7b493
Wire Window Projects panel into app delegate and Xcode project
claude Mar 17, 2026
990ebf2
Add Name/Recent sort to Window Projects panel
claude Mar 18, 2026
a225d4c
Implement live window↔project associations, redesign panel UI
claude Mar 18, 2026
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8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions iTerm2.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
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- (void)awakeFromNib {
[ArchivesMenuBuilder setShared:[[ArchivesMenuBuilder alloc] initWithMenuItem:_archivesMenuItem]];

// Add "Window Projects…" to the Window menu near the archive items.
NSMenu *windowMenu = [self topLevelViewNamed:@"Window"];
if (windowMenu) {
NSMenuItem *projectsItem = [[[NSMenuItem alloc]
initWithTitle:@"Window Projects\u2026"
action:@selector(showWindowProjectsPanel:)
keyEquivalent:@""] autorelease];
[projectsItem setTarget:self];
// Insert after the first item so it appears near the top of the Window menu.
NSUInteger insertIndex = MIN(1u, (NSUInteger)windowMenu.numberOfItems);
[windowMenu insertItem:projectsItem atIndex:insertIndex];
[windowMenu insertItem:[NSMenuItem separatorItem] atIndex:insertIndex + 1];
}

NSMenu *viewMenu = [self topLevelViewNamed:@"View"];
[viewMenu addItem:[NSMenuItem separatorItem]];

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}];
}

- (IBAction)showWindowProjectsPanel:(id)sender {
[[iTermProjectsPanelController shared] showPanel];
}

- (IBAction)saveWindowArrangement:(id)sender {
[[iTermController sharedInstance] saveWindowArrangement:YES];
}
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