It's difficult to find active tab when acryllic is enabled #10250

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opened 2026-01-31 02:16:23 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
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Originally created by @mikemaccana on GitHub (Aug 21, 2020).

When acrylicis enabled, the tab color (which is never acrylic) becomes inconsistent with the background (where acrylic is applied).

See below - it appears, at a glance, that the first tab is active, because the color is a close match to the acrylic average. But in reality, the black tab in the middle is active.

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Originally created by @mikemaccana on GitHub (Aug 21, 2020). When acrylicis enabled, the tab color (which is never acrylic) becomes inconsistent with the background (where acrylic is applied). See below - it appears, at a glance, that the first tab is active, because the color is a close match to the acrylic average. But in reality, the black tab in the middle is active. ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/172594/90890277-8f3bd100-e3b1-11ea-8754-47f60d08d8a3.png)
claunia added the Resolution-Duplicate label 2026-01-31 02:16:23 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Aug 21, 2020):

I mean like, that's how it's worked since the earliest previews though right? If you're setting the tab color yourself (which I imagine you're doing), you're opting in to the color looking different (like this).

Long term, customizing all sorts of components of our UI are being tracked by #3327. I'm sure once that lands, you'll be able to configure the tab colors, the tab row colors, all to look exactly how you'd like.

I'm gonna close this as a dupe, and if you've got a specific suggestion of what to do better in this case, the feedback would be appreciated in #3327/ #5772

/dup #3327

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Aug 21, 2020): I mean like, that's how it's worked since the earliest previews though right? If you're setting the tab color yourself (which I imagine you're doing), you're opting in to the color looking different (like this). Long term, customizing all sorts of components of our UI are being tracked by #3327. I'm sure once that lands, you'll be able to configure the tab colors, the tab row colors, all to look _exactly_ how you'd like. I'm gonna close this as a dupe, and if you've got a specific suggestion of what to do better in this case, the feedback would be appreciated in #3327/ #5772 /dup #3327
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Aug 21, 2020):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

@ghost commented on GitHub (Aug 21, 2020): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!
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@mikemaccana commented on GitHub (Aug 21, 2020):

@zadjii-msft

I mean like, that's how it's worked since the earliest previews though right?

Yes, that's precisely why I reported it.

I'm not setting the tab color myself, just picking the defaults. The issue is that the acrylic setting doesn't extend into the tab space hence the inconsistency. But I'll add that to the other ticket.

@mikemaccana commented on GitHub (Aug 21, 2020): @zadjii-msft > I mean like, that's how it's worked since the earliest previews though right? Yes, that's precisely why I reported it. I'm not setting the tab color myself, just picking the defaults. *The issue is that the acrylic setting doesn't extend into the tab space* hence the inconsistency. But I'll add that to the other ticket.
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Reference: starred/terminal#10250