unfocusedBackground being used in the active tab color #23604

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opened 2026-01-31 08:46:57 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @fabianoatunorg on GitHub (Sep 12, 2025).

Originally assigned to: @carlos-zamora on GitHub.

Windows Terminal version

1.23.12371.0

Windows build number

10.0.26100.6584

Other Software

No response

Steps to reproduce

Define the theme below:

"themes": 
[
    {
        "name": "Snazzy",
        "tab": 
        {
            "background": "#00FF00",
            "iconStyle": "default",
            "showCloseButton": "hover",
            "unfocusedBackground": "#F00"
        },
        "tabRow": 
        {
            "background": "#20212B",
            "unfocusedBackground": "#20212B"
        },
        "window": 
        {
            "applicationTheme": "dark",
            "experimental.rainbowFrame": false,
            "frame": "#20212B",
            "unfocusedFrame": "#20212B",
            "useMica": false
        }
    }
]

Expected Behavior

Version 1.22.12111.0 uses the color defined in tab.background as the color of the active tab.

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Actual Behavior

Version 1.23.12371.0 uses the color defined in tab.unfocusedBackground as the color of the active tab.

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The same is happening in 1.24.2372.0.

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Originally created by @fabianoatunorg on GitHub (Sep 12, 2025). Originally assigned to: @carlos-zamora on GitHub. ### Windows Terminal version 1.23.12371.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.26100.6584 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce Define the theme below: ```json "themes": [ { "name": "Snazzy", "tab": { "background": "#00FF00", "iconStyle": "default", "showCloseButton": "hover", "unfocusedBackground": "#F00" }, "tabRow": { "background": "#20212B", "unfocusedBackground": "#20212B" }, "window": { "applicationTheme": "dark", "experimental.rainbowFrame": false, "frame": "#20212B", "unfocusedFrame": "#20212B", "useMica": false } } ] ``` ### Expected Behavior Version 1.22.12111.0 uses the color defined in `tab.background` as the color of the active tab. <img width="2400" height="1488" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/47864fc0-65dd-42bf-95ad-68919abdd6d2" /> ### Actual Behavior Version 1.23.12371.0 uses the color defined in `tab.unfocusedBackground` as the color of the active tab. <img width="2400" height="1488" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2c5fab1b-955d-4085-b318-627315f75503" /> The same is happening in 1.24.2372.0. <img width="2400" height="1668" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b31925ac-e242-4dcf-9fb8-a964fd3b44d7" />
claunia added the Issue-BugNeeds-Tag-FixProduct-TerminalArea-Theming labels 2026-01-31 08:46:57 +00:00
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Reference: starred/terminal#23604