The default style of the Terminal should follow basic Windows 10 design principles. #1826

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opened 2026-01-30 22:37:35 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @danielniccoli on GitHub (Jun 22, 2019).

I want to suggest that the default style of the Terminal should follow basic Windows 10 design principles. Customizability is great, but by default it should foremost look like it's part of Windows and not like a 3rd party app.

The Terminal has a thick white border. Other native Windows apps (Edge, Settings, Calculator, ...) have a very slim and black border.

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Terminal has Chrome-like tabs that look different than those from Windows native apps like e.g. Edge.

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The 'new tab' button looks different than in Windows native apps like e.g. Edge.

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The X-background is smaller than on other native Windows apps and has a white space underneath it, where native Windows apps don't have one.

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The top window frame is not yet acrylic. Comparison with the Snip & Sketch app.

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Originally created by @danielniccoli on GitHub (Jun 22, 2019). I want to suggest that the _default style_ of the Terminal should follow [basic Windows 10 design principles](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/design/). Customizability is great, but by default it should foremost look like it's part of Windows and not like a 3rd party app. The Terminal has a thick white border. Other native Windows apps (Edge, Settings, Calculator, ...) have a very slim and black border. ![grafik](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2971735/59955981-a28d9c80-948d-11e9-8e93-b8727acf4b23.png) Terminal has Chrome-like tabs that look different than those from Windows native apps like e.g. Edge. ![grafik](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2971735/59956008-ce108700-948d-11e9-8fbf-93d332ec8d3d.png) The 'new tab' button looks different than in Windows native apps like e.g. Edge. ![grafik](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2971735/59956019-e54f7480-948d-11e9-83f3-ffb73146ff91.png) The X-background is smaller than on other native Windows apps and has a white space underneath it, where native Windows apps don't have one. ![grafik](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2971735/59956367-1d57b700-9490-11e9-820f-9ab49ec4b9f0.png) The top window frame is not yet acrylic. Comparison with the Snip & Sketch app. ![grafik](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2971735/59956416-7cb5c700-9490-11e9-93e5-c2c1502e9726.png)
claunia added the Issue-FeatureNeeds-TriageNeeds-Tag-FixResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-30 22:37:35 +00:00
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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Jun 22, 2019):

This is #872 #929

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Jun 22, 2019): This is #872 #929
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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Jun 22, 2019):

@Borkason I moved your images into the design mega-issue; feel free to subscribe to that one!

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Jun 22, 2019): @Borkason I moved your images into the design mega-issue; feel free to subscribe to that one!
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Reference: starred/terminal#1826