How to make this keybinding to open a split with another shell type?

[eggbean]

I have four different shells 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Say I want to open shell n in a split with the current one, just like you can by clicking it in the drop-down list while pressing alt.

I want to add a key binding for that.

   {
        "command": 
        {
            "action": "splitPane",
            "split": "???",
            "splitMode": "???"
        },
        "keys": "ctrl+alt+shift+n"
    },

I expect that I will need to replace the n above with numbers and make four different entries, but how do I do the rest?

[DHowett]

You can accomplish this in a couple of ways! Here's how I'd approach it.

Using indexed profiles

This way, you're at the mercy of your profile ordering.

Each splitPane action contains an index:

{
    "command": {
        "action": "splitPane",
        "index": 0
    },
    "keys": "ctrl+alt+shift+1"
},
// ...

If you hold down Alt while you open the Settings, you can get at the built-in actions for newTab and copy those!

Using named profiles

This one doesn't put you at the whims of the profile order. Each action contains a profile, which is either a GUID or a name:

{
    "command": {
        "action": "splitPane",
        "profile": "Windows PowerShell"
    },
    "keys": "ctrl+alt+shift+1"
},
{
    "command": {
        "action": "splitPane",
        "profile":  "{0caa0dad-35be-5f56-a8ff-afceeeaa6101}" // Command Prompt
    },
    "keys": "ctrl+alt+shift+2"
},
// ...

Using the name in this one is slightly worse because if you rename the profile we won't update it for you. It's a pain (sorry).

[eggbean]

@DHowett Thanks a lot. That was easier than I thought. I put in 10 entries for indexes 0-9 like this, so that I don't have anything further to do when I move around or add more shells. I just need to remember the order, like I already do when opening then with Ctrl+Shift+n.

    {
        "command": {
            "action": "splitPane",
            "index": 0
        },
        "keys": "ctrl+alt+shift+1"
    },
    {
        "command": {
            "action": "splitPane",
            "index": 1
        },
        "keys": "ctrl+alt+shift+2"
    },

[DHowett]

Glad it worked! Thanks!