microsoft / microsoft/terminal
Consider whether we need to support "bold foreground" (like gnome-terminal) as a separate color
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Description
Many terminals optionally treat \e[1;39m as a separate color.
gnome-terminal has a toggleable "bold foreground" option:
When it's set, 1;39 is different from 39.
Edited to add search keywords: brightForeground bright bold boldForeground
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the issue discussion and the terminal's existing handling of ANSI SGR sequences, especially 1;39 versus 39. Determine the expected behavior for the optional bold-foreground setting and identify the relevant implementation and tests; done means the chosen behavior is implemented and covered for both enabled and disabled cases.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100