diff --git a/src/ddebug/common/debugger.d b/src/ddebug/common/debugger.d
index be81f06..ba45702 100644
--- a/src/ddebug/common/debugger.d
+++ b/src/ddebug/common/debugger.d
@@ -303,6 +303,11 @@ class DebuggerProxy : Debugger, DebuggerCallback {
         _debugger.setTerminalExecutable(terminalExecutable);
     }
 
+    /// set terminal device name before execution
+    void setTerminalTty(string terminalTty) {
+        _debugger.setTerminalTty(terminalTty);
+    }
+
     /// set debugger executable
     void setDebuggerExecutable(string debuggerExecutable) {
         _debugger.setDebuggerExecutable(debuggerExecutable);
@@ -413,7 +418,7 @@ abstract class DebuggerBase : Thread, Debugger {
 
     /// provides _executableFile, _executableArgs, _executableWorkingDir, _executableEnvVars parameters and setter function setExecutableParams
     mixin ExecutableParams;
-    /// provides _terminalExecutable and setTerminalExecutable setter
+    /// provides _terminalExecutable, _terminalTty, setTerminalExecutable, and setTerminalTty
     mixin TerminalParams;
 
     protected DebuggerCallback _callback;
diff --git a/src/ddebug/common/execution.d b/src/ddebug/common/execution.d
index d7330de..c379344 100644
--- a/src/ddebug/common/execution.d
+++ b/src/ddebug/common/execution.d
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ interface ProgramExecution {
     void setExecutableParams(string executableFile, string[] args, string workingDir, string[string] envVars);
     /// set external terminal parameters before execution
     void setTerminalExecutable(string terminalExecutable);
+    /// set external terminal tty before execution
+    void setTerminalTty(string terminalTty);
 
     /// returns true if it's debugger
     @property bool isDebugger();
@@ -53,15 +55,20 @@ mixin template ExecutableParams() {
 }
 
 
-/// provides _terminalExecutable and setTerminalExecutable setter
+/// provides _terminalExecutable, _terminalTty, setTerminalExecutable, and setTerminalTty
 mixin template TerminalParams() {
 
     /// executable file name for external console/terminal
     protected string _terminalExecutable;
+    protected string _terminalTty;
 
     /// set external terminal parameters before execution
     void setTerminalExecutable(string terminalExecutable) {
         _terminalExecutable = terminalExecutable;
     }
+
+    void setTerminalTty(string terminalTty) {
+        _terminalTty = terminalTty;
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ddebug/common/nodebug.d b/src/ddebug/common/nodebug.d
index 92b7bd9..30cc0d1 100644
--- a/src/ddebug/common/nodebug.d
+++ b/src/ddebug/common/nodebug.d
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class ProgramExecutionNoDebug : Thread, ProgramExecution {
     // parameters
     /// provides _executableFile, _executableArgs, _executableWorkingDir, _executableEnvVars parameters and setter function setExecutableParams
     mixin ExecutableParams;
-    /// provides _terminalExecutable and setTerminalExecutable setter
+    /// provides _terminalExecutable, _terminalTty, setTerminalExecutable, and setTerminalTty
     mixin TerminalParams;
 
     protected ProgramExecutionStatusListener _listener;
diff --git a/src/ddebug/gdb/gdbinterface.d b/src/ddebug/gdb/gdbinterface.d
index 62167f1..f24f810 100644
--- a/src/ddebug/gdb/gdbinterface.d
+++ b/src/ddebug/gdb/gdbinterface.d
@@ -115,9 +115,11 @@ class GDBInterface : ConsoleDebuggerInterface, TextCommandTarget {
     }
 
     Pid terminalPid;
-    string terminalTty;
+    string externalTerminalTty;
 
     string startTerminal() {
+        if (!_terminalTty.empty)
+            return _terminalTty;
         Log.d("Starting terminal ", _terminalExecutable);
         import std.random;
         import std.file;
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ class GDBInterface : ConsoleDebuggerInterface, TextCommandTarget {
         import std.string;
         import core.thread;
         uint n = uniform(0, 0x10000000, rndGen());
-        terminalTty = null;
+        externalTerminalTty = null;
         string termfile = buildPath(tempDir, format("dlangide-term-name-%07x.tmp", n));
         Log.d("temp file for tty name: ", termfile);
         try {
@@ -151,27 +153,29 @@ class GDBInterface : ConsoleDebuggerInterface, TextCommandTarget {
             }
             // read TTY from file
             if (exists(termfile)) {
-                terminalTty = readText(termfile);
-                if (terminalTty.endsWith("\n"))
-                    terminalTty = terminalTty[0 .. $-1];
+                externalTerminalTty = readText(termfile);
+                if (externalTerminalTty.endsWith("\n"))
+                    externalTerminalTty = externalTerminalTty[0 .. $-1];
                 // delete file
                 remove(termfile);
-                Log.d("Terminal tty: ", terminalTty);
+                Log.d("Terminal tty: ", externalTerminalTty);
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
             Log.e("Failed to start terminal ", e);
             killTerminal();
         }
-        if (terminalTty.length == 0) {
+        if (externalTerminalTty.length == 0) {
             Log.i("Cannot start terminal");
             killTerminal();
         } else {
-            Log.i("Terminal: ", terminalTty);
+            Log.i("Terminal: ", externalTerminalTty);
         }
-        return terminalTty;
+        return externalTerminalTty;
     }
 
     bool isTerminalActive() {
+        if (!_terminalTty.empty)
+            return true;
         if (_terminalExecutable.empty)
             return true;
         if (terminalPid is null)
@@ -188,6 +192,8 @@ class GDBInterface : ConsoleDebuggerInterface, TextCommandTarget {
     }
 
     void killTerminal() {
+        if (!_terminalTty.empty)
+            return;
         if (_terminalExecutable.empty)
             return;
         if (terminalPid is null)
@@ -208,16 +214,18 @@ class GDBInterface : ConsoleDebuggerInterface, TextCommandTarget {
     override void startDebugging() {
         Log.d("GDBInterface.startDebugging()");
         string[] debuggerArgs;
-        if (!_terminalExecutable.empty) {
-            terminalTty = startTerminal();
-            if (terminalTty.length == 0) {
+        if (!_terminalExecutable.empty || !_terminalTty.empty) {
+            externalTerminalTty = startTerminal();
+            if (externalTerminalTty.length == 0) {
                 //_callback.onResponse(ResponseCode.CannotRunDebugger, "Cannot start terminal");
                 _status = ExecutionStatus.Error;
                 _stopRequested = true;
                 return;
             }
-            debuggerArgs ~= "-tty";
-            debuggerArgs ~= terminalTty;
+            if (!USE_INIT_SEQUENCE) {
+                debuggerArgs ~= "-tty";
+                debuggerArgs ~= externalTerminalTty;
+            }
         }
         debuggerArgs ~= "--interpreter=mi";
         debuggerArgs ~= "--silent";
@@ -677,8 +685,8 @@ class GDBInterface : ConsoleDebuggerInterface, TextCommandTarget {
         initRequestsWarnings = 0;
         finishedInitRequests = 0;
         submitRequest(new GDBInitRequest("-environment-cd " ~ quotePathIfNeeded(_executableWorkingDir), true));
-        if (terminalTty)
-            submitRequest(new GDBInitRequest("-inferior-tty-set " ~ terminalTty, true));
+        if (externalTerminalTty)
+            submitRequest(new GDBInitRequest("-inferior-tty-set " ~ quotePathIfNeeded(externalTerminalTty), true));
         
         submitRequest(new GDBInitRequest("-gdb-set breakpoint pending on", false));
         submitRequest(new GDBInitRequest("-enable-pretty-printing", false));
diff --git a/src/dlangide/ui/frame.d b/src/dlangide/ui/frame.d
index 8a74f38..4b3ece1 100644
--- a/src/dlangide/ui/frame.d
+++ b/src/dlangide/ui/frame.d
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ class IDEFrame : AppFrame, ProgramExecutionStatusListener, BreakpointListChangeL
         switch(status) {
             case ExecutionStatus.Error:
                 _logPanel.logLine("Cannot run program " ~ process.executableFile);
+                _logPanel.activateLogTab();
                 break;
             case ExecutionStatus.Finished:
                 _logPanel.logLine("Program " ~ process.executableFile ~ " finished with exit code " ~ to!string(exitCode));
@@ -274,8 +275,14 @@ class IDEFrame : AppFrame, ProgramExecutionStatusListener, BreakpointListChangeL
             _logPanel.logLine("Starting debugger for " ~ executableFileName);
         _statusLine.setBackgroundOperationStatus("debug-run", program.isDebugger ?  "debugging..."d : "running..."d);
         string[string] env;
+        string tty = _logPanel.terminalDeviceName;
         program.setExecutableParams(executableFileName, args, workingDirectory, env);
-        program.setTerminalExecutable(externalConsoleExecutable);
+        if (!tty.empty) {
+            Log.d("Terminal window device name: ", tty);
+            program.setTerminalTty(tty);
+            _logPanel.activateTerminalTab(true);
+        } else
+            program.setTerminalExecutable(externalConsoleExecutable);
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -1375,6 +1382,7 @@ class IDEFrame : AppFrame, ProgramExecutionStatusListener, BreakpointListChangeL
             _logPanel.logLine("No project is opened");
             return;
         }
+        _logPanel.activateLogTab();
         if (!listener) {
             if (buildOp == BuildOperation.Upgrade || buildOp == BuildOperation.Build || buildOp == BuildOperation.Rebuild) {
                 listener = delegate(int result) {
diff --git a/src/dlangide/ui/outputpanel.d b/src/dlangide/ui/outputpanel.d
index ccc6098..f1b90f2 100644
--- a/src/dlangide/ui/outputpanel.d
+++ b/src/dlangide/ui/outputpanel.d
@@ -132,12 +132,29 @@ class OutputPanel : DockWindow {
 
     @property TabWidget getTabs() { return _tabs;}
 
+    void activateLogTab() {
+        _tabs.selectTab("logwidget");
+    }
+
+    void activateTerminalTab(bool clear = false) {
+        _tabs.selectTab("TERMINAL");
+        if (clear)
+            _terminalWidget.resetTerminal();
+    }
+
     this(string id) {
         _showCloseButton = false;
         dockAlignment = DockAlignment.Bottom;
         super(id);
     }
 
+    /// terminal device for Console tab
+    @property string terminalDeviceName() {
+        if (_terminalWidget)
+            return _terminalWidget.deviceName;
+        return null;
+    }
+
     override protected Widget createBodyWidget() {
         layoutWidth(FILL_PARENT).layoutHeight(FILL_PARENT);
         _tabs = new TabWidget("OutputPanelTabs", Align.Bottom);
diff --git a/src/dlangide/ui/terminal.d b/src/dlangide/ui/terminal.d
index 156dd9a..e2d6316 100644
--- a/src/dlangide/ui/terminal.d
+++ b/src/dlangide/ui/terminal.d
@@ -671,6 +671,10 @@ class TerminalWidget : WidgetGroup, OnScrollHandler {
         _device.write(chars.toUTF8);
     }
 
+    void resetTerminal() {
+        _content.resetTerminal();
+    }
+
     private dchar[] outputChars;
     // write utf32
     void write(dstring chars) {
@@ -874,7 +878,9 @@ class TerminalDevice : Thread {
                             break;
                         DWORD bytesRead = 0;
                         // read data from client
-                        if (ReadFile(hpipe, &buf, buf.length, &bytesRead, null)) {
+                        Log.d("TerminalDevice reading from pipe");
+                        if (ReadFile(hpipe, &buf, 1, &bytesRead, null)) { //buf.length
+                            Log.d("TerminalDevice bytes read: ", bytesRead);
                             if (closed)
                                 break;
                             if (bytesRead && onBytesRead.assigned) {
@@ -887,6 +893,7 @@ class TerminalDevice : Thread {
                     Log.d("TerminalDevice client disconnecting");
                     connected = false;
                     // disconnect client
+                    FlushFileBuffers(hpipe); 
                     DisconnectNamedPipe(hpipe);
                 }
             }
@@ -983,11 +990,12 @@ class TerminalDevice : Thread {
             import std.uuid;
             _name = "\\\\.\\pipe\\dlangide-terminal-" ~ randomUUID().toString;
             hpipe = CreateNamedPipeA(cast(const(char)*)_name.toStringz, 
-                             PIPE_ACCESS_DUPLEX, 
-                             cast(uint)PIPE_TYPE_BYTE,
+                             PIPE_ACCESS_DUPLEX | FILE_FLAG_FIRST_PIPE_INSTANCE, // dwOpenMode
+                             PIPE_TYPE_MESSAGE | PIPE_READMODE_MESSAGE | PIPE_WAIT, // | PIPE_REJECT_REMOTE_CLIENTS,
+                             //PIPE_TYPE_BYTE | PIPE_READMODE_BYTE | PIPE_WAIT, // | PIPE_REJECT_REMOTE_CLIENTS,
                              1,
-                             16384,
-                             16384,
+                             1, //16384,
+                             1, //16384,
                              50,
                              null);
             if (hpipe == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {