feat: split new tab button into direct action + dropdown for shell/profile selection

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<h3 class="text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold">Summary</h3>
<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">Clicking <code class="bg-text-200/5 border border-0.5 border-border-300 text-danger-000 whitespace-pre-wrap rounded-[0.4rem] px-1 py-px text-[0.9rem]">+</code> currently opens a dropdown requiring the user to pick a shell or tab type before anything opens. For users with a configured default, this is unnecessary friction on every new tab.</p>
<h3 class="text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold">Proposed Change</h3>
<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">Split the <code class="bg-text-200/5 border border-0.5 border-border-300 text-danger-000 whitespace-pre-wrap rounded-[0.4rem] px-1 py-px text-[0.9rem]">+</code> button into two zones separated by a visual divider:</p>
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Zone | Behavior
-- | --
+ | Immediately opens a new tab using the user's default shell — no menu
▾ | Opens a dropdown listing previously used / configured shells and profiles only

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<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">The separator should be a subtle 1px vertical line consistent with Warp's existing tab bar design.</p>
<h3 class="text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold">Why</h3>
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<li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Reduces the most common action (new tab) from 2 interactions to 1</li>
<li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">The dropdown is still there for users who need to switch — just out of the way</li>
<li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Follows the established <strong>split button</strong> UX pattern used in VS Code, Arc, and similar tools</li>
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<h3 class="text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold">Reference</h3>
<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">Image below shows the intended split button shape — <code class="bg-text-200/5 border border-0.5 border-border-300 text-danger-000 whitespace-pre-wrap rounded-[0.4rem] px-1 py-px text-[0.9rem]">+</code> on the left, chevron on the right, with a separator between them.</p>
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<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"><strong>Platform:</strong> macOS / Linux / Windows
<strong>Warp version:</strong> Latest stable</p>
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