The welcome-screen alias
This alias, by default translated to the internal zellij:session-manager plugin url with the welcome_screen true configuration, is loaded on startup when the built-in welcome layout is loaded with zellij -l welcome.
Contract
Zellij loads the welcome-screen fullscreened without any other UI. It expects the plugin to close itself (and thus the session) once the user starts a new session, switches to a new session or resurrects an exited session.
User expectations
Users will likely expect the welcome-screen to:
- Allow them to attach to an existing session
- Allow them to resurrect an exited session
- Allow them to start a new session