[PR #11180] Enable Vintage Opacity #28452

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opened 2026-01-31 09:28:36 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Original Pull Request: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/pull/11180

State: closed
Merged: Yes


Summary of the Pull Request

603-final

Adds support for vintage style opacity, on Windows 11+. The API we're using for this exists since the time immemorial, but there's a bug in XAML Islands that prevents it from working right until Windows 11 (which we're working on backporting).

Replaces the acrylicOpacity setting with opacity, which is a uint between 0 and 100 (inclusive), default to 100.

useAcrylic now controls whether acrylic is used or not. Setting an opacity < 100 with "useAcrylic": false will use vintage style opacity.

Mouse wheeling adjusts opacity. Whether acrylic is used or not is dependent upon useAcrylic.

opacity will stealthily default to 50 if useAcrylic:true is set.

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Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments

Opacity was moved to AppearanceConfig. In the future, I have a mind to allow unfocused acrylic, so that'll be important then.

Validation Steps Performed

just look at it

**Original Pull Request:** https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/pull/11180 **State:** closed **Merged:** Yes --- ## Summary of the Pull Request ![603-final](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/18356694/132585665-afed3210-257a-4fee-9b43-4273a0f5cf69.gif) Adds support for vintage style opacity, on Windows 11+. The API we're using for this exists since the time immemorial, but there's a bug in XAML Islands that prevents it from working right until Windows 11 (which we're working on backporting). Replaces the `acrylicOpacity` setting with `opacity`, which is a uint between 0 and 100 (inclusive), default to 100. `useAcrylic` now controls whether acrylic is used or not. Setting an opacity < 100 with `"useAcrylic": false` will use vintage style opacity. Mouse wheeling adjusts opacity. Whether acrylic is used or not is dependent upon `useAcrylic`. `opacity` will stealthily default to 50 if `useAcrylic:true` is set. ## PR Checklist * [x] Closes #603 * [x] I work here * [x] Tests added/passed * [x] https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/terminal/pull/416 ## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments Opacity was moved to AppearanceConfig. In the future, I have a mind to allow unfocused acrylic, so that'll be important then. ## Validation Steps Performed _just look at it_
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Reference: starred/terminal#28452