Fix terminal creation in auxiliary windows - detect and use current window context

Co-authored-by: Tyriar <[email protected]>

Author: Copilot

src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalActions.ts

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { CONTEXT_ACCESSIBILITY_MODE_ENABLED } from '../../../../platform/accessi
 import { Action2, IAction2Options, MenuId, registerAction2 } from '../../../../platform/actions/common/actions.js';
 import { ICommandService } from '../../../../platform/commands/common/commands.js';
 import { IConfigurationService } from '../../../../platform/configuration/common/configuration.js';
-import { ContextKeyExpr } from '../../../../platform/contextkey/common/contextkey.js';
+import { ContextKeyExpr, IContextKeyService } from '../../../../platform/contextkey/common/contextkey.js';
 import { FileKind } from '../../../../platform/files/common/files.js';
 import { ServicesAccessor } from '../../../../platform/instantiation/common/instantiation.js';
 import { KeybindingWeight } from '../../../../platform/keybinding/common/keybindingsRegistry.js';
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import { accessibleViewCurrentProviderId, accessibleViewIsShown, accessibleViewO
 import { IRemoteTerminalAttachTarget, ITerminalProfileResolverService, ITerminalProfileService, TERMINAL_VIEW_ID, TerminalCommandId } from '../common/terminal.js';
 import { TerminalContextKeys } from '../common/terminalContextKey.js';
 import { terminalStrings } from '../common/terminalStrings.js';
+import { IsAuxiliaryWindowContext } from '../../../common/contextkeys.js';
 import { Direction, ICreateTerminalOptions, IDetachedTerminalInstance, ITerminalConfigurationService, ITerminalEditorService, ITerminalGroupService, ITerminalInstance, ITerminalInstanceService, ITerminalService, IXtermTerminal } from './terminal.js';
 import { InstanceContext } from './terminalContextMenu.js';
 import { getColorClass, getIconId, getUriClasses } from './terminalIcon.js';
@@ -1178,15 +1179,25 @@ export function registerTerminalActions() {
 			let eventOrOptions = isObject(args) ? args as MouseEvent | ICreateTerminalOptions : undefined;
 			const workspaceContextService = accessor.get(IWorkspaceContextService);
 			const commandService = accessor.get(ICommandService);
+			const contextKeyService = accessor.get(IContextKeyService);
+			const editorGroupsService = accessor.get(IEditorGroupsService);
 			const folders = workspaceContextService.getWorkspace().folders;
 			if (eventOrOptions && isMouseEvent(eventOrOptions) && (eventOrOptions.altKey || eventOrOptions.ctrlKey)) {
 				await c.service.createTerminal({ location: { splitActiveTerminal: true } });
 				return;
 			}
 
+			// Check if we're in an auxiliary window and need to create the terminal there
+			const isAuxiliaryWindow = contextKeyService.getContextKeyValue(IsAuxiliaryWindowContext.key);
+
 			if (c.service.isProcessSupportRegistered) {
 				eventOrOptions = !eventOrOptions || isMouseEvent(eventOrOptions) ? {} : eventOrOptions;
 
+				// If we're in an auxiliary window, create the terminal in the current window's editor area
+				if (isAuxiliaryWindow && !eventOrOptions.location) {
+					eventOrOptions.location = { viewColumn: editorGroupToColumn(editorGroupsService, editorGroupsService.activeGroup) };
+				}
+
 				let instance: ITerminalInstance | undefined;
 				if (folders.length <= 1) {
 					// Allow terminal service to handle the path when there is only a