microsoft / microsoft/terminal

Add a setting to configure display of auto detected links, normally and on hover

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Area-Schema Area-TerminalControl Issue-Feature Product-Terminal
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Description

Description of the new feature/enhancement

Allow the user to define how detected patterns should be displayed, when hovered and not.

See (see https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/pull/7691#issuecomment-727620804) and this

Wanted to make this an official issue where we can discuss the extent to which this should be implemented (should it just be limited to font style? or also font face? and what about font size? or other effects too)

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the discussions linked from PRs 7691 and 8148, which provide the context for configurable display of auto-detected links. The issue does not name files, tests, or an agreed scope; work is not complete until the supported settings and their behavior, including hover behavior, are defined.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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