Control T to open new chat erases current chat text

[OceanSeth (Seth Caldwell)]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

User types text into chat, presses control t to make new chat and all the text is deleted.

Steps to Reproduce

Select the chat (for agent/background/ask) and press control t to open a new tab. Start typing. Press control T again. All the chat disappears. Since you never executed the previous tab for that chat, it was not named and created as a chat item, and was deleted.

Expected Behavior

Never delete user typed text unexpectedly. When pressing control t (or any other action to make a new tab while editing within a ‘new chat’ tab), save current tab as ‘new chat’ title and have multiple ‘new chat’ tabs simultaneously, each storing whatever you may have typed in them.

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version 1.6.35
VSCode Version 1.99.3
Commit: b753cece5c67…

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

[deanrie]

Hey, that’s correct: if you open a new tab, it counts as a new chat. However, if you return to the previous tab, your text will still be there. You can try the shortcut Ctrl+N so your text should be saved. Thanks for the report, we might improve this in future releases.