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Combine Fonts, Appearance and Color Schemes into "appearances" #14189

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opened 2026-01-31 04:03:22 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:03:22 +00:00
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Originally created by @SpitFire-666 on GitHub (Jun 10, 2021).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

I like making and switching between "themes" - I would define a theme as a combination of:

  • Font size, face
  • Cursor shape
  • Background image, acrylic
  • Antialiasing setting
  • Retro terminal effects on/off
  • Colour scheme

Example:

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More examples on my github here:

https://github.com/campbellkerr/WindowsTerminalThemes

Currently, when changing "themes", I have to adjust all of these settings individually through the GUI - adjusting the .json is not any faster.

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

Some thoughts:

  • Have a Theme section, each theme has a name and you can combine a colour scheme (already setup in the Colour Schemes section) and fonts, font settings, cursor shape etc
  • Even better - combine appearance/advanced and Colour Schemes into a Themes area, then for each profile, you simply choose a theme instead of going through numerous settings
  • Include a theme switcher/selector in the drop down menu so you can switch themes without diving into settings here:

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Thanks!

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claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:03:23 +00:00
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@skyline75489 commented on GitHub (Jun 10, 2021):

#3327 covers part of this, I think.

@skyline75489 commented on GitHub (Jun 10, 2021): #3327 covers part of this, I think.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:03:23 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jun 10, 2021):

I think @DHowett has some thoughts on the matter.

I think it's important that we call this "Appearances" moving forward. The "themes" being tracked in #3327 are more "window UI themes", rather than "terminal control appearance". Conflating the two terms would just lead to more confusion.

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jun 10, 2021): I think @DHowett has some thoughts on the matter. I think it's important that we call this "Appearances" moving forward. The "themes" being tracked in #3327 are more "window UI themes", rather than "terminal control appearance". Conflating the two terms would just lead to more confusion.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:03:23 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Feb 24, 2022):

Okay while we did do this a while ago, I'm leaving this one open. I think we have some plans to allow users to also key off an appearance name, and store them in a separate array like color schemes. I'm leaving this one open to track that element of the discussion.

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Feb 24, 2022): Okay while we did do this a while ago, I'm leaving this one open. I think we have some plans to allow users to also key off an appearance name, and store them in a separate array like color schemes. I'm leaving this one open to track that element of the discussion.
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