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True Colors don't show on Windows, no matter what

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Description

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Specifications

Commit hash: f594686
OS: Windows 10
Terminal: Many

Hello. So i've tried almost every relevant terminal for Windows 10: regular Console, Microsoft Terminal, MinTTY, ConEmu, Cmder, and the PowerShell terminal which is pretty much the same as CMD.

I've set the environment var MICRO_TRUECOLOR to true every time, but no matter what , i keep getting basic colors.

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Mouse interactions, however, work pretty well on most terminals, interestingly enough.

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue on Windows 10 using the reported commit f594686, the MICRO_TRUECOLOR=true setting, and the listed terminals. Trace the true-color handling from the terminal detection entry point; done means true colors render consistently rather than only basic colors.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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