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Dark overlay in response pane of Terminal Chat reduces visibility #22613

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opened 2026-01-31 08:18:32 +00:00 by claunia · 7 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 08:18:32 +00:00
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Originally created by @anth-git on GitHub (Dec 2, 2024).

Originally assigned to: @PankajBhojwani on GitHub.

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1.23.3311.0

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10.0.22631.4460

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Expected Behavior

The response pane in Terminal Chat should display text clearly without any dark overlay obstructing visibility

Actual Behavior

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Originally created by @anth-git on GitHub (Dec 2, 2024). Originally assigned to: @PankajBhojwani on GitHub. ### Windows Terminal version 1.23.3311.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.22631.4460 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce Ask the chat a question ### Expected Behavior The response pane in Terminal Chat should display text clearly without any dark overlay obstructing visibility ### Actual Behavior ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/35712995-82f9-443f-a124-03f0d4726eb5)
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claunia commented 2026-01-31 08:18:35 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Dec 2, 2024):

Any chance your OS is in light theme while the Terminal is in dark theme (or any other difference in the theme like that?)

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Dec 2, 2024): Any chance your OS is in light theme while the Terminal is in dark theme (or any other difference in the theme like that?)
claunia commented 2026-01-31 08:18:35 +00:00
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@anth-git commented on GitHub (Dec 2, 2024):

Any chance your OS is in light theme while the Terminal is in dark theme (or any other difference in the theme like that?)

Yes it was the case. When I switched to dark theme in Windows, it looks good.

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@anth-git commented on GitHub (Dec 2, 2024): > Any chance your OS is in light theme while the Terminal is in dark theme (or any other difference in the theme like that?) Yes it was the case. When I switched to dark theme in Windows, it looks good. ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9805a6fe-6d2a-4a7b-9fc5-9b92cbc0246d)
claunia commented 2026-01-31 08:18:35 +00:00
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@Burt-Silverman commented on GitHub (Apr 1, 2025):

You may not wish to change the Windows theme. So, change the Terminal theme. Terminal->Settings->Appearance->Application Theme->Light.

@Burt-Silverman commented on GitHub (Apr 1, 2025): You may not wish to change the Windows theme. So, change the Terminal theme. Terminal->Settings->Appearance->Application Theme->Light.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 08:18:36 +00:00
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@thedarkfalcon commented on GitHub (Apr 7, 2025):

@Burt-Silverman thanks for the suggestion, but unfortunately this didn't fix the problem for me. Even when changing to the terminal light theme (and closing and reopening a tab) the Terminal Chat response text was still very dark and difficult to read.

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Actually, just before posting this, I completely closed and re-opened Terminal and it resolved the problem.

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A, Seems bad behaviour Terminal is using dark by default if it causes this problem (especially considering Windows theme is Light by default).
B, I really didn't expect to have to close and re-open the Terminal to get it to fully adjust the colour scheme. Note when I initially changed the theme to light, the menu bar etc changed (so I thought the application of the new theme was complete), however the Terminal Chat window didn't get the theme applied until restart (even though I had tried closing and reopening Terminal Chat).

@thedarkfalcon commented on GitHub (Apr 7, 2025): @Burt-Silverman thanks for the suggestion, but unfortunately this didn't fix the problem for me. Even when changing to the terminal light theme (and closing and reopening a tab) the Terminal Chat response text was still very dark and difficult to read. ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a723fa72-6075-413c-8d7a-8b1edf14f914) **Actually**, just before posting this, I completely closed and re-opened Terminal and it resolved the problem. ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f58eb971-5e18-4179-94b9-318f9fc30923) A, Seems bad behaviour Terminal is using dark by default if it causes this problem (especially considering Windows theme is Light by default). B, I really didn't expect to have to close and re-open the Terminal to get it to fully adjust the colour scheme. Note when I initially changed the theme to light, the menu bar etc changed (so I thought the application of the new theme was complete), however the Terminal Chat window didn't get the theme applied until restart (even though I had tried closing and reopening Terminal Chat).
claunia commented 2026-01-31 08:18:36 +00:00
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@Burt-Silverman commented on GitHub (Apr 7, 2025):

I probably had to close and reopen Terminal, but I forgot to write that in my comment. Oops!

@Burt-Silverman commented on GitHub (Apr 7, 2025): I probably had to close and reopen Terminal, but I forgot to write that in my comment. Oops!
claunia commented 2026-01-31 08:18:36 +00:00
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@robinmalik commented on GitHub (May 1, 2025):

I was having this issue with Windows being in my preferred dark mode and Terminal in preferred light mode. I don't know if there will ever be a situation where we can have different settings and correct contrast, but I'll hope out hope!

@robinmalik commented on GitHub (May 1, 2025): I was having this issue with Windows being in my preferred dark mode and Terminal in preferred light mode. I don't know if there will ever be a situation where we can have different settings and correct contrast, but I'll hope out hope!
claunia commented 2026-01-31 08:18:36 +00:00
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@PankajBhojwani commented on GitHub (Oct 29, 2025):

Closed via #19426

@PankajBhojwani commented on GitHub (Oct 29, 2025): Closed via #19426
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