microsoft / microsoft/terminal
Stick profile appearance settings into Theme objects for easier sharing of settings
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- C++
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Description
A fever dream I had:
`theme.profile { an appearance }`, and we use that as the "hardcoded default" (or, I suppose the first layer).
That would let folks put the WHOLE appearance of the terminal into a theme, for sharing. background images, background colors, color schemes, fonts, you name it. Now it's just one blob you put into the settings.
Settings from dynamic profiles, `profiles.defaults`, and profile settings would all still take precedence.
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Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Begin by clarifying the Theme object and appearance-settings boundaries, including how shared theme values interact with dynamic profiles, profiles.defaults, and profile settings; done would mean the precedence rules and full appearance scope are defined well enough to implement.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100