microsoft / microsoft/terminal
Windows 10: Terminal does not update when the OS theme changes
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- C++
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Description
### Windows Terminal version
1.13.10395.0
### Windows build number
10.0.19044.0
### Other Software
_No response_
### Steps to reproduce
Open Terminal -> Settings -> Appearance -> Theme and make sure that "Use Windows theme" is active.
After changing the OS color theme the Terminal interface is not updated only after an app restart.
### Expected Behavior
Update theme based on OS preferred color scheme without restarting the app.
### Actual Behavior
The theme is not updated without a restart.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Reproduce the issue in Windows Terminal 1.13.10395.0 on Windows 10 build 10.0.19044.0 using Settings → Appearance → Theme with “Use Windows theme” active. Trace how the application responds to an OS color-theme change; done means the Terminal interface updates to the new theme without restarting.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli, desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100