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Bug Report - Screen opacity does not change when AcrylicOpacity is changed #2481

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opened 2026-01-30 22:56:14 +00:00 by claunia · 4 comments
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Originally created by @TayYuanGeng on GitHub (Jul 2, 2019).

Environment

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18362.207]
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 0.2.1715.0

Steps to reproduce

Start Windows Terminal,
Open a tab of cmd,
Using Visual Studio Code,
Change the profile settings (AcrylicOpacity) of the cmd in the profiles.json,
Saved,
The screen opacity does not change.

Expected behavior

  1. When AcrylicOpacity is being set and saved, it does not reflect upon the cmd window.

Actual behavior

Screenshot belows show what it looks like:
First image and second image does not differ from one another, although the AcrylicOpacity has changed.
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Here's the profile.json content:

{
    "globals" : 
    {
        "alwaysShowTabs" : true,
        "defaultProfile" : "{61c54bbd-c2c6-5271-96e7-009a87ff44bf}",
        "initialCols" : 120,
        "initialRows" : 30,
        "keybindings" : 
        [
            {
                "command" : "closeTab",
                "keys" : 
                [
                    "ctrl+w"
                ]
            },
            {
                "command" : "newTab",
                "keys" : 
                [
                    "ctrl+t"
                ]
            },
            {
                "command" : "newTabProfile0",
                "keys" : 
                [
                    "ctrl+shift+1"
                ]
            },
            {
                "command" : "newTabProfile1",
                "keys" : 
                [
                    "ctrl+shift+2"
                ]
            },
            {
                "command" : "newTabProfile2",
                "keys" : 
                [
                    "ctrl+shift+3"
                ]
            },
            {
                "command" : "newTabProfile3",
                "keys" : 
                [
                    "ctrl+shift+4"
                ]
            },
            {
                "command" : "newTabProfile4",
                "keys" : 
                [
                    "ctrl+shift+5"
                ]
            },
            {
                "command" : "newTabProfile5",
                "keys" : 
                [
                    "ctrl+shift+6"
                ]
            },
            {
                "command" : "newTabProfile6",
                "keys" : 
                [
                    "ctrl+shift+7"
                ]
            },
            {
                "command" : "newTabProfile7",
                "keys" : 
                [
                    "ctrl+shift+8"
                ]
            },
            {
                "command" : "newTabProfile8",
                "keys" : 
                [
                    "ctrl+shift+9"
                ]
            },
            {
                "command" : "nextTab",
                "keys" : 
                [
                    "ctrl+tab"
                ]
            },
            {
                "command" : "openSettings",
                "keys" : 
                [
                    "ctrl+,"
                ]
            },
            {
                "command" : "prevTab",
                "keys" : 
                [
                    "ctrl+shift+tab"
                ]
            },
            {
                "command" : "scrollDown",
                "keys" : 
                [
                    "ctrl+shift+down"
                ]
            },
            {
                "command" : "scrollDownPage",
                "keys" : 
                [
                    "ctrl+shift+pgdn"
                ]
            },
            {
                "command" : "scrollUp",
                "keys" : 
                [
                    "ctrl+shift+up"
                ]
            },
            {
                "command" : "scrollUpPage",
                "keys" : 
                [
                    "ctrl+shift+pgup"
                ]
            },
            {
                "command" : "switchToTab0",
                "keys" : 
                [
                    "alt+1"
                ]
            },
            {
                "command" : "switchToTab1",
                "keys" : 
                [
                    "alt+2"
                ]
            },
            {
                "command" : "switchToTab2",
                "keys" : 
                [
                    "alt+3"
                ]
            },
            {
                "command" : "switchToTab3",
                "keys" : 
                [
                    "alt+4"
                ]
            },
            {
                "command" : "switchToTab4",
                "keys" : 
                [
                    "alt+5"
                ]
            },
            {
                "command" : "switchToTab5",
                "keys" : 
                [
                    "alt+6"
                ]
            },
            {
                "command" : "switchToTab6",
                "keys" : 
                [
                    "alt+7"
                ]
            },
            {
                "command" : "switchToTab7",
                "keys" : 
                [
                    "alt+8"
                ]
            },
            {
                "command" : "switchToTab8",
                "keys" : 
                [
                    "alt+9"
                ]
            }
        ],
        "requestedTheme" : "system",
        "showTabsInTitlebar" : true,
        "showTerminalTitleInTitlebar" : true
    },
    "profiles" : 
    [
        {
            "acrylicOpacity" : 0.5,
            "background" : "#012456",
            "closeOnExit" : true,
            "colorScheme" : "Campbell",
            "commandline" : "powershell.exe",
            "cursorColor" : "#FFFFFF",
            "cursorShape" : "bar",
            "fontFace" : "Consolas",
            "fontSize" : 12,
            "guid" : "{61c54bbd-c2c6-5271-96e7-009a87ff44bf}",
            "historySize" : 9001,
            "icon" : "ms-appx:///ProfileIcons/{61c54bbd-c2c6-5271-96e7-009a87ff44bf}.png",
            "name" : "Windows PowerShell",
            "padding" : "0, 0, 0, 0",
            "snapOnInput" : true,
            "startingDirectory" : "%USERPROFILE%",
            "useAcrylic" : true
        },
        {
            "acrylicOpacity": 0.75,
            "closeOnExit": true,
            "colorScheme": "Campbell",
            "commandline": "cmd.exe",
            "cursorColor": "#FFFFFF",
            "cursorShape": "bar",
            "fontFace": "Consolas",
            "fontSize": 12,
            "guid": "{0caa0dad-35be-5f56-a8ff-afceeeaa6101}",
            "historySize": 9001,
            "icon": "ms-appx:///ProfileIcons/{0caa0dad-35be-5f56-a8ff-afceeeaa6101}.png",
            "name": "cmd",
            "padding": "0, 0, 0, 0",
            "snapOnInput": true,
            "startingDirectory": "%USERPROFILE%",
            "useAcrylic": true
        },
        {
            "acrylicOpacity": 0.5,
            "backgroundImage": "C:/users/tayyu/AppData/Local/Packages/Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_8wekyb3d8bbwe/RoamingState/ubuntuPicture.jpg",
            "closeOnExit": true,
            "colorScheme": "Campbell",
            "commandline": "C:\\Users\\tayyu\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\CanonicalGroupLimited.Ubuntu18.04onWindows_79rhkp1fndgsc\\ubuntu1804.exe",
            "cursorColor": "#FFFFFF",
            "cursorShape": "bar",
            "fontFace": "Consolas",
            "fontSize": 12,
            "guid": "{c6eaf9f4-32a7-5fdc-b5cf-066e8a4b1e40}",
            "historySize": 9001,
            "icon": "ms-appx:///ProfileIcons/{9acb9455-ca41-5af7-950f-6bca1bc9722f}.png",
            "name": "Ubuntu-18.04",
            "padding": "0, 0, 0, 0",
            "snapOnInput": true,
            "useAcrylic": false
        }
    ],
    "schemes" : 
    [
        {
            "background" : "#0C0C0C",
            "black" : "#0C0C0C",
            "blue" : "#0037DA",
            "brightBlack" : "#767676",
            "brightBlue" : "#3B78FF",
            "brightCyan" : "#61D6D6",
            "brightGreen" : "#16C60C",
            "brightPurple" : "#B4009E",
            "brightRed" : "#E74856",
            "brightWhite" : "#F2F2F2",
            "brightYellow" : "#F9F1A5",
            "cyan" : "#3A96DD",
            "foreground" : "#F2F2F2",
            "green" : "#13A10E",
            "name" : "Campbell",
            "purple" : "#881798",
            "red" : "#C50F1F",
            "white" : "#CCCCCC",
            "yellow" : "#C19C00"
        },
        {
            "background" : "#282C34",
            "black" : "#282C34",
            "blue" : "#61AFEF",
            "brightBlack" : "#5A6374",
            "brightBlue" : "#61AFEF",
            "brightCyan" : "#56B6C2",
            "brightGreen" : "#98C379",
            "brightPurple" : "#C678DD",
            "brightRed" : "#E06C75",
            "brightWhite" : "#DCDFE4",
            "brightYellow" : "#E5C07B",
            "cyan" : "#56B6C2",
            "foreground" : "#DCDFE4",
            "green" : "#98C379",
            "name" : "One Half Dark",
            "purple" : "#C678DD",
            "red" : "#E06C75",
            "white" : "#DCDFE4",
            "yellow" : "#E5C07B"
        },
        {
            "background" : "#FAFAFA",
            "black" : "#383A42",
            "blue" : "#0184BC",
            "brightBlack" : "#4F525D",
            "brightBlue" : "#61AFEF",
            "brightCyan" : "#56B5C1",
            "brightGreen" : "#98C379",
            "brightPurple" : "#C577DD",
            "brightRed" : "#DF6C75",
            "brightWhite" : "#FFFFFF",
            "brightYellow" : "#E4C07A",
            "cyan" : "#0997B3",
            "foreground" : "#383A42",
            "green" : "#50A14F",
            "name" : "One Half Light",
            "purple" : "#A626A4",
            "red" : "#E45649",
            "white" : "#FAFAFA",
            "yellow" : "#C18301"
        },
        {
            "background" : "#073642",
            "black" : "#073642",
            "blue" : "#268BD2",
            "brightBlack" : "#002B36",
            "brightBlue" : "#839496",
            "brightCyan" : "#93A1A1",
            "brightGreen" : "#586E75",
            "brightPurple" : "#6C71C4",
            "brightRed" : "#CB4B16",
            "brightWhite" : "#FDF6E3",
            "brightYellow" : "#657B83",
            "cyan" : "#2AA198",
            "foreground" : "#FDF6E3",
            "green" : "#859900",
            "name" : "Solarized Dark",
            "purple" : "#D33682",
            "red" : "#D30102",
            "white" : "#EEE8D5",
            "yellow" : "#B58900"
        },
        {
            "background" : "#FDF6E3",
            "black" : "#073642",
            "blue" : "#268BD2",
            "brightBlack" : "#002B36",
            "brightBlue" : "#839496",
            "brightCyan" : "#93A1A1",
            "brightGreen" : "#586E75",
            "brightPurple" : "#6C71C4",
            "brightRed" : "#CB4B16",
            "brightWhite" : "#FDF6E3",
            "brightYellow" : "#657B83",
            "cyan" : "#2AA198",
            "foreground" : "#073642",
            "green" : "#859900",
            "name" : "Solarized Light",
            "purple" : "#D33682",
            "red" : "#D30102",
            "white" : "#EEE8D5",
            "yellow" : "#B58900"
        }
    ]
}
Originally created by @TayYuanGeng on GitHub (Jul 2, 2019). # Environment ``` Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18362.207] Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 0.2.1715.0 ``` # Steps to reproduce Start Windows Terminal, Open a tab of cmd, Using Visual Studio Code, Change the profile settings (AcrylicOpacity) of the cmd in the profiles.json, Saved, The screen opacity does not change. # Expected behavior 1. When AcrylicOpacity is being set and saved, it does not reflect upon the cmd window. # Actual behavior Screenshot belows show what it looks like: First image and second image does not differ from one another, although the AcrylicOpacity has changed. <img width="960" alt="Bug-report-3" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/50003738/60501981-842a6b00-9cef-11e9-9690-4c9878c92fac.png"> <img width="956" alt="Bug-report-2" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/50003738/60500896-afac5600-9ced-11e9-865a-15fcc0093e9c.png"> Here's the profile.json content: ``` { "globals" : { "alwaysShowTabs" : true, "defaultProfile" : "{61c54bbd-c2c6-5271-96e7-009a87ff44bf}", "initialCols" : 120, "initialRows" : 30, "keybindings" : [ { "command" : "closeTab", "keys" : [ "ctrl+w" ] }, { "command" : "newTab", "keys" : [ "ctrl+t" ] }, { "command" : "newTabProfile0", "keys" : [ "ctrl+shift+1" ] }, { "command" : "newTabProfile1", "keys" : [ "ctrl+shift+2" ] }, { "command" : "newTabProfile2", "keys" : [ "ctrl+shift+3" ] }, { "command" : "newTabProfile3", "keys" : [ "ctrl+shift+4" ] }, { "command" : "newTabProfile4", "keys" : [ "ctrl+shift+5" ] }, { "command" : "newTabProfile5", "keys" : [ "ctrl+shift+6" ] }, { "command" : "newTabProfile6", "keys" : [ "ctrl+shift+7" ] }, { "command" : "newTabProfile7", "keys" : [ "ctrl+shift+8" ] }, { "command" : "newTabProfile8", "keys" : [ "ctrl+shift+9" ] }, { "command" : "nextTab", "keys" : [ "ctrl+tab" ] }, { "command" : "openSettings", "keys" : [ "ctrl+," ] }, { "command" : "prevTab", "keys" : [ "ctrl+shift+tab" ] }, { "command" : "scrollDown", "keys" : [ "ctrl+shift+down" ] }, { "command" : "scrollDownPage", "keys" : [ "ctrl+shift+pgdn" ] }, { "command" : "scrollUp", "keys" : [ "ctrl+shift+up" ] }, { "command" : "scrollUpPage", "keys" : [ "ctrl+shift+pgup" ] }, { "command" : "switchToTab0", "keys" : [ "alt+1" ] }, { "command" : "switchToTab1", "keys" : [ "alt+2" ] }, { "command" : "switchToTab2", "keys" : [ "alt+3" ] }, { "command" : "switchToTab3", "keys" : [ "alt+4" ] }, { "command" : "switchToTab4", "keys" : [ "alt+5" ] }, { "command" : "switchToTab5", "keys" : [ "alt+6" ] }, { "command" : "switchToTab6", "keys" : [ "alt+7" ] }, { "command" : "switchToTab7", "keys" : [ "alt+8" ] }, { "command" : "switchToTab8", "keys" : [ "alt+9" ] } ], "requestedTheme" : "system", "showTabsInTitlebar" : true, "showTerminalTitleInTitlebar" : true }, "profiles" : [ { "acrylicOpacity" : 0.5, "background" : "#012456", "closeOnExit" : true, "colorScheme" : "Campbell", "commandline" : "powershell.exe", "cursorColor" : "#FFFFFF", "cursorShape" : "bar", "fontFace" : "Consolas", "fontSize" : 12, "guid" : "{61c54bbd-c2c6-5271-96e7-009a87ff44bf}", "historySize" : 9001, "icon" : "ms-appx:///ProfileIcons/{61c54bbd-c2c6-5271-96e7-009a87ff44bf}.png", "name" : "Windows PowerShell", "padding" : "0, 0, 0, 0", "snapOnInput" : true, "startingDirectory" : "%USERPROFILE%", "useAcrylic" : true }, { "acrylicOpacity": 0.75, "closeOnExit": true, "colorScheme": "Campbell", "commandline": "cmd.exe", "cursorColor": "#FFFFFF", "cursorShape": "bar", "fontFace": "Consolas", "fontSize": 12, "guid": "{0caa0dad-35be-5f56-a8ff-afceeeaa6101}", "historySize": 9001, "icon": "ms-appx:///ProfileIcons/{0caa0dad-35be-5f56-a8ff-afceeeaa6101}.png", "name": "cmd", "padding": "0, 0, 0, 0", "snapOnInput": true, "startingDirectory": "%USERPROFILE%", "useAcrylic": true }, { "acrylicOpacity": 0.5, "backgroundImage": "C:/users/tayyu/AppData/Local/Packages/Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_8wekyb3d8bbwe/RoamingState/ubuntuPicture.jpg", "closeOnExit": true, "colorScheme": "Campbell", "commandline": "C:\\Users\\tayyu\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\CanonicalGroupLimited.Ubuntu18.04onWindows_79rhkp1fndgsc\\ubuntu1804.exe", "cursorColor": "#FFFFFF", "cursorShape": "bar", "fontFace": "Consolas", "fontSize": 12, "guid": "{c6eaf9f4-32a7-5fdc-b5cf-066e8a4b1e40}", "historySize": 9001, "icon": "ms-appx:///ProfileIcons/{9acb9455-ca41-5af7-950f-6bca1bc9722f}.png", "name": "Ubuntu-18.04", "padding": "0, 0, 0, 0", "snapOnInput": true, "useAcrylic": false } ], "schemes" : [ { "background" : "#0C0C0C", "black" : "#0C0C0C", "blue" : "#0037DA", "brightBlack" : "#767676", "brightBlue" : "#3B78FF", "brightCyan" : "#61D6D6", "brightGreen" : "#16C60C", "brightPurple" : "#B4009E", "brightRed" : "#E74856", "brightWhite" : "#F2F2F2", "brightYellow" : "#F9F1A5", "cyan" : "#3A96DD", "foreground" : "#F2F2F2", "green" : "#13A10E", "name" : "Campbell", "purple" : "#881798", "red" : "#C50F1F", "white" : "#CCCCCC", "yellow" : "#C19C00" }, { "background" : "#282C34", "black" : "#282C34", "blue" : "#61AFEF", "brightBlack" : "#5A6374", "brightBlue" : "#61AFEF", "brightCyan" : "#56B6C2", "brightGreen" : "#98C379", "brightPurple" : "#C678DD", "brightRed" : "#E06C75", "brightWhite" : "#DCDFE4", "brightYellow" : "#E5C07B", "cyan" : "#56B6C2", "foreground" : "#DCDFE4", "green" : "#98C379", "name" : "One Half Dark", "purple" : "#C678DD", "red" : "#E06C75", "white" : "#DCDFE4", "yellow" : "#E5C07B" }, { "background" : "#FAFAFA", "black" : "#383A42", "blue" : "#0184BC", "brightBlack" : "#4F525D", "brightBlue" : "#61AFEF", "brightCyan" : "#56B5C1", "brightGreen" : "#98C379", "brightPurple" : "#C577DD", "brightRed" : "#DF6C75", "brightWhite" : "#FFFFFF", "brightYellow" : "#E4C07A", "cyan" : "#0997B3", "foreground" : "#383A42", "green" : "#50A14F", "name" : "One Half Light", "purple" : "#A626A4", "red" : "#E45649", "white" : "#FAFAFA", "yellow" : "#C18301" }, { "background" : "#073642", "black" : "#073642", "blue" : "#268BD2", "brightBlack" : "#002B36", "brightBlue" : "#839496", "brightCyan" : "#93A1A1", "brightGreen" : "#586E75", "brightPurple" : "#6C71C4", "brightRed" : "#CB4B16", "brightWhite" : "#FDF6E3", "brightYellow" : "#657B83", "cyan" : "#2AA198", "foreground" : "#FDF6E3", "green" : "#859900", "name" : "Solarized Dark", "purple" : "#D33682", "red" : "#D30102", "white" : "#EEE8D5", "yellow" : "#B58900" }, { "background" : "#FDF6E3", "black" : "#073642", "blue" : "#268BD2", "brightBlack" : "#002B36", "brightBlue" : "#839496", "brightCyan" : "#93A1A1", "brightGreen" : "#586E75", "brightPurple" : "#6C71C4", "brightRed" : "#CB4B16", "brightWhite" : "#FDF6E3", "brightYellow" : "#657B83", "cyan" : "#2AA198", "foreground" : "#073642", "green" : "#859900", "name" : "Solarized Light", "purple" : "#D33682", "red" : "#D30102", "white" : "#EEE8D5", "yellow" : "#B58900" } ] } ```
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@Summon528 commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2019):

Do you actually focus the terminal? because acrylic only works if you focus it

@Summon528 commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2019): Do you actually focus the terminal? because acrylic only works if you focus it
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@TayYuanGeng commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2019):

Yes I did, and nothing happened!

@TayYuanGeng commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2019): Yes I did, and nothing happened!
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@mikekol commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2019):

I believe there is a current issue where acrylic opacity does not apply when a background image is specified (though I can't find the issue or the discussion about it now, so if someone can and wants to link to it, that would be great). If I recall correctly, it's something that is being worked on.

@mikekol commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2019): I believe there is a current issue where acrylic opacity does not apply when a background image is specified (though I can't find the issue or the discussion about it now, so if someone can and wants to link to it, that would be great). If I recall correctly, it's something that is being worked on.
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2019):

I'm fairly sure this will be fixed by #1107

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2019): I'm fairly sure this will be fixed by #1107
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