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Add support for Acrylic and Opacity in "Unfocused Appearance" #15022

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claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:26:18 +00:00
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Originally created by @jolsen71 on GitHub (Aug 31, 2021).

Please add "Acrylic" setting support to unfocused appearance options being introduced in PR #10317

I'd really like to make my unfocused windows to have transparency instead of opaque. Ideally, I could make my unfocused windows more transparent than my focused window.

Right now, since unfocused windows are opaque, they appear more predominant on the desktop than the focused window appears when configured with acrylic enabled and semi-transparent.

Originally created by @jolsen71 on GitHub (Aug 31, 2021). Please add "Acrylic" setting support to unfocused appearance options being introduced in PR #10317 I'd really like to make my unfocused windows to have transparency instead of opaque. Ideally, I could make my unfocused windows more transparent than my focused window. Right now, since unfocused windows are opaque, they appear more predominant on the desktop than the focused window appears when configured with acrylic enabled and semi-transparent.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:26:20 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Aug 31, 2021):

You know, we don't have an issue tracking this specific task, so congratulations, this is now that thread.

We need to first do #7158 to allow unfocused windows to have acrylic at all. Once that's done, we can add it back to the Appearance object and the unfocusedAppearance settings.

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Aug 31, 2021): You know, we don't have an issue tracking this specific task, so congratulations, _this is now that thread_. We need to first do #7158 to allow unfocused windows to have acrylic at all. Once that's done, we can add it back to the `Appearance` object and the `unfocusedAppearance` settings.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:26:20 +00:00
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@LoneDev6 commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2021):

This is the only reason why I keep using the old-school cmd and powershell, they don't offer acrylic transparency but their transparency is better because it's always enabled.
I really hope this feature will be added, thanks everyone.

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@LoneDev6 commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2021): This is the only reason why I keep using the old-school cmd and powershell, they don't offer acrylic transparency but their transparency is better because it's always enabled. I really hope this feature will be added, thanks everyone. ![immagine](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/27242001/141379571-45c5c150-fd1f-4d84-8883-7600da0d4d7d.png)
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:26:20 +00:00
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2021):

@LoneDev6 you're probably interested in https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/1753#issuecomment-950277817.

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2021): @LoneDev6 you're probably interested in https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/1753#issuecomment-950277817.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:26:20 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2021):

And just #603, #11180 in general

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2021): And just #603, #11180 in general
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:26:20 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Feb 14, 2022):

For testing purposes:

settings:


            {
                "commandline": "cmd.exe",
                "hidden": false,
                "name": "unfocused acrylic, 20%",
                "useAcrylic": true,
                "opacity": 20,
                "colorScheme": "Campbell",
                "background": "#00ff00",
                "unfocusedAppearance":
                {
                    "background": "#0000ff"
                }
            },
            {
                "commandline": "cmd.exe",
                "hidden": false,
                "name": "focused only acrylic, 20%",
                "useAcrylic": true,
                "opacity": 20,
                "colorScheme": "Campbell",
                "background": "#00ff00",
                "unfocusedAppearance":
                {
                    "background": "#0000ff",
                    "useAcrylic": false,
                }
            },
            {
                "commandline": "cmd.exe",
                "hidden": false,
                "name": "focused only 100%",
                "useAcrylic": true,
                "opacity": 20,
                "colorScheme": "Campbell",
                "background": "#00ff00",
                "unfocusedAppearance":
                {
                    "background": "#0000ff",
                    "opacity": 100,
                }
            }

State:


				{
					"action" : "newTab",
					"commandline" : "cmd.exe",
					"profile" : "unfocused acrylic",
					"startingDirectory" : null,
					"suppressApplicationTitle" : false,
					"tabTitle" : "unfocused acrylic"
				},
				{
					"action" : "splitPane",
					"commandline" : "cmd.exe",
					"profile" : "focused acrylic",
					"size" : 0.5,
					"split" : "right",
					"splitMode" : "manual",
					"startingDirectory" : null,
					"suppressApplicationTitle" : false,
					"tabTitle" : "focused acrylic"
				},
				{
					"action" : "splitPane",
					"commandline" : "cmd.exe",
					"profile" : "focused only 100%",
					"size" : 0.5,
					"split" : "down",
					"splitMode" : "manual",
					"startingDirectory" : null,
					"suppressApplicationTitle" : false,
					"tabTitle" : "focused only 100%"
				},
				{
					"action" : "focusPane",
					"id" : 0
				}
@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Feb 14, 2022): For testing purposes: settings: ```jsonc { "commandline": "cmd.exe", "hidden": false, "name": "unfocused acrylic, 20%", "useAcrylic": true, "opacity": 20, "colorScheme": "Campbell", "background": "#00ff00", "unfocusedAppearance": { "background": "#0000ff" } }, { "commandline": "cmd.exe", "hidden": false, "name": "focused only acrylic, 20%", "useAcrylic": true, "opacity": 20, "colorScheme": "Campbell", "background": "#00ff00", "unfocusedAppearance": { "background": "#0000ff", "useAcrylic": false, } }, { "commandline": "cmd.exe", "hidden": false, "name": "focused only 100%", "useAcrylic": true, "opacity": 20, "colorScheme": "Campbell", "background": "#00ff00", "unfocusedAppearance": { "background": "#0000ff", "opacity": 100, } } ``` State: ```jsonc { "action" : "newTab", "commandline" : "cmd.exe", "profile" : "unfocused acrylic", "startingDirectory" : null, "suppressApplicationTitle" : false, "tabTitle" : "unfocused acrylic" }, { "action" : "splitPane", "commandline" : "cmd.exe", "profile" : "focused acrylic", "size" : 0.5, "split" : "right", "splitMode" : "manual", "startingDirectory" : null, "suppressApplicationTitle" : false, "tabTitle" : "focused acrylic" }, { "action" : "splitPane", "commandline" : "cmd.exe", "profile" : "focused only 100%", "size" : 0.5, "split" : "down", "splitMode" : "manual", "startingDirectory" : null, "suppressApplicationTitle" : false, "tabTitle" : "focused only 100%" }, { "action" : "focusPane", "id" : 0 } ```
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:26:21 +00:00
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@plastikfan commented on GitHub (Nov 1, 2022):

Yeah, I much agree with this issue. I love the transparency functionality, but seems to have been implemented the wrong way around. When the window loses focus, then I would expect transparency to become effective, becoming opaque when the window gains focus so you can see text more clearly. And perhaps we could define different opacity levels depending on focus state; so typically one would set a higher opacity level when the window gains focus.

@plastikfan commented on GitHub (Nov 1, 2022): Yeah, I much agree with this issue. I love the transparency functionality, but seems to have been implemented the wrong way around. When the window loses focus, then I would expect transparency to become effective, becoming opaque when the window gains focus so you can see text more clearly. And perhaps we could define different opacity levels depending on focus state; so typically one would set a higher opacity level when the window gains focus.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:26:21 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Apr 27, 2023):

Note

Walkthrough

x-linking https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/7158#issuecomment-1162080143. That comment basically describes how to do both of these

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Apr 27, 2023): > **Note** > ## Walkthrough x-linking https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/7158#issuecomment-1162080143. That comment basically describes how to do both of these
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:26:21 +00:00
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@Jaswir commented on GitHub (May 22, 2023):

This is also not working for normal transparency (not acrylic)
Focussed-Unfocussed-Opacity-NotAcrylic

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@Jaswir commented on GitHub (May 22, 2023): This is also not working for normal transparency (not acrylic) ![Focussed-Unfocussed-Opacity-NotAcrylic](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/assets/15957528/55342018-c2b4-412e-8531-ec16977fd717) ![image](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/assets/15957528/2fe1833c-471b-4c57-bfaf-5535e1b24ed1)
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:26:21 +00:00
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@Jaswir commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2023):

A hero has arrived 😎
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For:
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@Jaswir commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2023): A hero has arrived 😎 ![image](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/assets/15957528/3f6868f1-d261-4b84-8066-1b81ea6c2808) For: ![image](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/assets/15957528/fc751bc2-0036-4ed2-a9c6-9b78e8cd6834)
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:26:21 +00:00
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@Jaswir commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2023):

Will keep you up to date with the progress!

@Jaswir commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2023): Will keep you up to date with the progress!
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:26:21 +00:00
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@radonn24 commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2023):

Yes!

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@radonn24 commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2023): Yes! # 🥳
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:26:22 +00:00
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@Jaswir commented on GitHub (Sep 16, 2023):

Unfocused window more transparent than focused window:
unfocused_opacity

Code is buggy though, working through some bugs.

@Jaswir commented on GitHub (Sep 16, 2023): Unfocused window more transparent than focused window: ![unfocused_opacity](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/assets/15957528/19e4cdfe-53d8-4f8d-9870-219fd16f7231) Code is buggy though, working through some bugs.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:26:22 +00:00
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@Jaswir commented on GitHub (Sep 16, 2023):

@jolsen71

I'd really like to make my unfocused windows to have transparency instead of opaque. Ideally, I could make my unfocused windows more transparent than my focused window.

I think this one about covers it:
jolsen

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@Jaswir commented on GitHub (Sep 16, 2023): @jolsen71 > I'd really like to make my unfocused windows to have transparency instead of opaque. Ideally, I could make my unfocused windows more transparent than my focused window. I think this one about covers it: ![jolsen](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/assets/15957528/811191fe-c3bd-4dbf-b44e-c4c2ce577c47) ![image](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/assets/15957528/394d0563-eec6-41c8-b57c-d4636eaa28dd)
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