diff --git a/.config/zsh/lib/title.zsh b/.config/zsh/lib/title.zsh
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+#!/bin/zsh
+
+typeset -gA ZSHU
+ZSHU[title_tab]='%15<..<%~%<<'
+ZSHU[title_window]='%n@%m:%~'
+
+z-title-tab() {
+    emulate -L zsh
+
+    case "${TERM}" in
+    cygwin|xterm*|putty*|rxvt*|konsole*|ansi|mlterm*|alacritty|st*)
+        print -Pn "\e]1;${1:q}\a"
+    ;;
+    screen*|tmux*)
+        ## hardstatus
+        print -Pn "\ek${1:q}\e\\"
+    ;;
+    *)
+        z-ti-test fsl tsl || break
+
+        echoti tsl
+        print -Pn "$1"
+        echoti fsl
+    ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+z-title-window() {
+    emulate -L zsh
+
+    case "${TERM}" in
+    cygwin|xterm*|putty*|rxvt*|konsole*|ansi|mlterm*|alacritty|st*)
+        print -Pn "\e]2;${1:q}\a"
+    ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+z-title() {
+    emulate -L zsh
+
+    ## if $2 is unset use $1 as default
+    ## if it is set and empty, leave it as is
+    : ${2=$1}
+
+    z-title-tab "$1"
+    z-title-window "$2"
+}
+
+if autoload -Uz add-zsh-hook ; then
+
+__z_title_precmd() {
+    z-title "${ZSHU[title_tab]}" "${ZSHU[title_window]}"
+}
+
+add-zsh-hook precmd  __z_title_precmd
+
+else
+    echo "tab/window title handling is disabled due to missing hook support" 1>&2
+fi