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[FEATURE] Ability (option) to change Acrylic Background Source

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Description

# Description of the new feature/enhancement

Ability to change `AcrylicBrush.BackgroundSource`. It will be really useful when someone wants to set an image background and enable Acrylic *over* the image (instead of the app background), and hence make a great feature! I personally love AcrylicBrush and have some images that suit acrylic really well, but can't use the Terminal acrylic on those background images since the BackgroundSource is different (`AcrylicBrush.BackgroundSource.HostBackdrop`, I believe). Adding an option in the settings to change the said background source of the acrylic brush (to lay it over the background image and not the app background/desktop) would be a gamechanger (at least in my humble opinion).

# Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

An ability to toggle(?) `AcrylicBrush.BackgroundSource` between `AcrylicBrush.BackgroundSource.Backdrop` and `AcrylicBrush.BackgroundSource.HostBackdrop` (if I remember the valid options/choices correctly) through the Terminal settings.
Just a normal setting (maybe in the `Appearance` tab?) should be enough. Just two `RadioButtons` or a `ComboBox` to choose an acrylic background source. And of course, an `"acrylicBackgroundSource"` property whose possible values are `"backdrop"` and `"hostBackdrop"` (or whatever values you want here, whichever may be more understandable).

Please let me know if you want more details for a better understanding. I'm ready to explain.

Thank you!

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Research direction

Start with the Terminal settings, especially the proposed Appearance tab, and trace how AcrylicBrush.BackgroundSource is selected. Add a setting that switches between Backdrop and HostBackdrop, then verify that the selected source is applied when Acrylic is used over an image background.

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Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
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Newbie friendliness
35/100

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