Terminal background color changes in area without text input #13311

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opened 2026-01-31 03:39:24 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @mingsxs on GitHub (Apr 6, 2021).

Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number)

1.6.210226001-release1.6

Other Software

Vim 8.1/8.0
Git 2.25.1

Steps to reproduce

Open vim to edit some text file, and make some random operations like editing, searching, and wait for a while like minites, and then exit vim, the background of the area without text will change to strange color.
Issue git log command with interactive(less) output, and sometimes the same occasion will happen.
Some other scenarios will also trigger this to happen, which I don't remember quite clearly.

Expected Behavior

The terminal returns back to the original appearance before it enters some programs.

Actual Behavior

The background color of the non-text area will just mess up sometimes, and it's intermittent.


Screenshot 2021-04-06 134701

Originally created by @mingsxs on GitHub (Apr 6, 2021). ### Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number) 1.6.210226001-release1.6 ### Other Software Vim 8.1/8.0 Git 2.25.1 ### Steps to reproduce Open vim to edit some text file, and make some random operations like editing, searching, and wait for a while like minites, and then exit vim, the background of the area without text will change to strange color. Issue git log command with interactive(less) output, and sometimes the same occasion will happen. Some other scenarios will also trigger this to happen, which I don't remember quite clearly. ### Expected Behavior The terminal returns back to the original appearance before it enters some programs. ### Actual Behavior The background color of the non-text area will just mess up sometimes, and it's intermittent. [ ![Screenshot 2021-04-06 134701](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/46848431/113698432-09ce1c80-9707-11eb-80e2-679107c92ef4.png) ](url)
claunia added the Resolution-Duplicate label 2026-01-31 03:39:24 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Apr 6, 2021):

Crazily enough, I think this is #3848.

/dup #3848

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Apr 6, 2021): Crazily enough, I think this is #3848. /dup #3848
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Apr 6, 2021):

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 (Apr 6, 2021): 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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Reference: starred/terminal#13311