Explore terminal as a startup editor

src/vs/workbench/browser/layout.ts

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import { ActivitybarPart } from 'vs/workbench/browser/parts/activitybar/activity
 import { AuxiliaryBarPart } from 'vs/workbench/browser/parts/auxiliarybar/auxiliaryBarPart';
 import { ITelemetryService } from 'vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry';
 import { LayoutStateKeys, LayoutStateModel, WorkbenchLayoutSettings } from 'vs/workbench/browser/layoutState';
+import { Schemas } from 'vs/base/common/network';
 
 interface IWorkbenchLayoutWindowRuntimeState {
 	fullscreen: boolean;
@@ -597,7 +598,12 @@ export abstract class Layout extends Disposable implements IWorkbenchLayoutServi
 		}
 
 		// Empty workbench configured to open untitled file if empty
-		else if (this.contextService.getWorkbenchState() === WorkbenchState.EMPTY && this.configurationService.getValue('workbench.startupEditor') === 'newUntitledFile') {
+		else if (this.contextService.getWorkbenchState() === WorkbenchState.EMPTY) {
+			const startupEditor = this.configurationService.getValue<string>('workbench.startupEditor');
+
+			if (startupEditor !== 'newUntitledFile' && startupEditor !== 'terminal') {
+				return [];
+			}
 			if (this.editorGroupService.hasRestorableState) {
 				return []; // do not open any empty untitled file if we restored groups/editors from previous session
 			}
@@ -607,7 +613,12 @@ export abstract class Layout extends Disposable implements IWorkbenchLayoutServi
 				return []; // do not open any empty untitled file if we have backups to restore
 			}
 
-			return [{ resource: undefined }]; // open empty untitled file
+			if (startupEditor === 'terminal') {
+				return [{ resource: URI.from({ scheme: Schemas.vscodeTerminal, path: 'startup' }), options: { override: 'terminalEditor' } }];
+			} else {
+				return [{ resource: undefined }]; // open empty untitled file
+			}
+
 		}
 
 		return [];

src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcomeGettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.contribution.ts

@@ -313,13 +313,14 @@ configurationRegistry.registerConfiguration({
 		'workbench.startupEditor': {
 			'scope': ConfigurationScope.RESOURCE,
 			'type': 'string',
-			'enum': ['none', 'welcomePage', 'readme', 'newUntitledFile', 'welcomePageInEmptyWorkbench'],
+			'enum': ['none', 'welcomePage', 'readme', 'newUntitledFile', 'welcomePageInEmptyWorkbench', 'terminal'],
 			'enumDescriptions': [
 				localize({ comment: ['This is the description for a setting. Values surrounded by single quotes are not to be translated.'], key: 'workbench.startupEditor.none' }, "Start without an editor."),
 				localize({ comment: ['This is the description for a setting. Values surrounded by single quotes are not to be translated.'], key: 'workbench.startupEditor.welcomePage' }, "Open the Welcome page, with content to aid in getting started with VS Code and extensions."),
 				localize({ comment: ['This is the description for a setting. Values surrounded by single quotes are not to be translated.'], key: 'workbench.startupEditor.readme' }, "Open the README when opening a folder that contains one, fallback to 'welcomePage' otherwise. Note: This is only observed as a global configuration, it will be ignored if set in a workspace or folder configuration."),
 				localize({ comment: ['This is the description for a setting. Values surrounded by single quotes are not to be translated.'], key: 'workbench.startupEditor.newUntitledFile' }, "Open a new untitled file (only applies when opening an empty window)."),
 				localize({ comment: ['This is the description for a setting. Values surrounded by single quotes are not to be translated.'], key: 'workbench.startupEditor.welcomePageInEmptyWorkbench' }, "Open the Welcome page when opening an empty workbench."),
+				localize({ comment: ['This is the description for a setting. Values surrounded by single quotes are not to be translated.'], key: 'workbench.startupEditor.terminal' }, "Open a new terminal in the editor area."),
 			],
 			'default': 'welcomePage',
 			'description': localize('workbench.startupEditor', "Controls which editor is shown at startup, if none are restored from the previous session.")