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Italic on Windows

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Description

Description of the problem or steps to reproduce

Micro does not show italic text on Windows. The same configuration on Linux shows text correctly

color-link comment "italic #525252,#14161b"

Windows:

micro-win

Linux:

micro

Specifications

Commit hash: 225927b9
OS: Linux
Terminal: Tilix

Commit hash: 225927b9
OS: Windows
Terminal: Windows Terminal Preview and standard console (conhost.exe)

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Research direction

Reproduce the italic color-link configuration on Windows Terminal and conhost.exe, then compare it with the Linux behavior described in the issue. Trace the terminal rendering path responsible for italic text and verify that the same configuration displays italic text correctly on both Windows terminals without regressing Linux behavior.

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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
40/100

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