docs: mid-session changes (#6672)

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@@ -18,39 +18,35 @@ In your first session, goose prompts you to [set up an LLM (Large Language Model
<Tabs groupId="interface">
<TabItem value="ui" label="goose Desktop" default>
When you open goose, you'll see the session interface ready for use. Just type&mdash;[or speak](/docs/guides/sessions/in-session-actions#voice-dictation "Learn how to enable voice dictation")&mdash;your questions, requests, or instructions directly into the input field, and goose will immediately get to work.
When you're ready to work on a new task, you can start a new session in the same directory or a different one. This directory is where goose reads and writes files by default.
When you open goose, you'll see the session interface ready for use. Just type&mdash;[or speak](/docs/guides/sessions/in-session-actions#voice-dictation "Learn how to enable voice dictation")&mdash;your questions, requests, or instructions directly into the input field, and goose will immediately get to work.
<Tabs>
<TabItem value="same-directory" label="Same Directory" default>
You can also start a new session at any time, either in the same goose window or in a new one.
To start a session in the same goose window:
1. Click the <PanelLeft className="inline" size={16} /> button in the top-left to open the sidebar
2. Click `Home` in the sidebar
3. Send your first prompt from the chat box
<Tabs groupId="window-type">
<TabItem value="same-window" label="Same Window" default>
To start a session in a new goose window:
1. Click the <AppWindow className="inline" size={16} /> button in the top-left
2. In the new goose window, send your first prompt from the chat box
1. Click the <PanelLeft className="inline" size={16} /> button in the top-left to open the sidebar
2. Click `Home` in the sidebar
3. Send your first prompt from the chat box
</TabItem>
<TabItem value="new-window" label="New Window">
</TabItem>
<TabItem value="diff-directory" label="Different Directory">
1. Click the <AppWindow className="inline" size={16} /> button in the top-left
2. In the new window, send your first prompt from the chat box
1. Click the <FolderDot className="inline" size={16} /> directory switcher at the bottom of the app
2. Navigate to the new directory or create a new folder
3. Click `Open` to open a new goose window for the selected directory
4. Send your first prompt from the chat box
</TabItem>
</TabItem>
</Tabs>
To change your working directory, click the <FolderDot className="inline" size={16} /> directory switcher at the bottom of the app.
:::tip
On macOS, you can use the goose dock icon to quickly start sessions:
- **Drag and drop** a folder onto the goose icon to open a new session in that directory
- **Right-click** the goose icon and select `New Window` to open a new session in your most recent directory
:::
#### Keyboard Shortcuts
You can also use keyboard shortcuts to start a new session or manage goose windows.
| Action | macOS | Windows/Linux |
@@ -412,4 +408,4 @@ You can resume a CLI session in Desktop.
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