microsoft / microsoft/terminal

disableAnimations not disabling all animations

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Area-UserInterface Issue-Bug Priority-3 Product-Terminal
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Description

Environment

Windows build number: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19042.630]
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 1.5.3242.0, 1.4.3141.0

Any other software?
No

Steps to reproduce

Adding "disableAnimations": true, to my profile does not disable command palette animations or the animation that plays when opening the dropdown menu to open a new terminal.

I have found that globally disabling animations in windows will disable these animations.

Expected behavior

Those animations stop playing.

Actual behavior

The animations continue playing.

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in Windows Terminal by setting "disableAnimations": true in a profile, then check the command palette and new-terminal dropdown animations against Windows-wide animation settings. Done means both animations stop when the profile setting is enabled, while the existing behavior remains unchanged when it is disabled.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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