microsoft / microsoft/terminal
Screen flicker when Terminal is opened on top of Skype window
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Description
Environment
Windows build number: 10.0.18363 (Windows 10 1909)
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 0.8.10261.0 (latest Windows Store release)
Built-in Skype app: 14.56.102.0
GPU: Intel HD 530 (desktop skylake) using drivers 100.7463-100.7755, running dual-monitor setup at 1080p each
Steps to reproduce
Open Skype and maximize the window, open Windows Terminal with any profile that is using acrylic effect (I have it set at 0.75 for cmd, for example), observe flicker on repaint.
Not sure if relevant, but I have animated emojis visible in the skype window.
You can also have other legacy windows between skype and terminal (placing some modern app in-between can stop this issue)
Expected behavior
Repaint is unnoticeable
Actual behavior
Screen flickers
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Research direction
Reproduce the flicker with Windows Terminal 0.8.10261.0, Skype 14.56.102.0, acrylic enabled, and the listed Intel HD 530 dual-monitor setup. Start by tracing the acrylic rendering and repaint path, then compare behavior with legacy and modern windows between Skype and Terminal. Done means repainting no longer visibly flickers in the reported arrangement.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100