UI: active tab background should match terminal background #4627

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opened 2026-01-30 23:52:16 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @simonferquel on GitHub (Oct 24, 2019).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

With some terminal background colors, spotting witch tab is active is a bit tricky:
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In this example, with only 2 tabs open, with the same name, it is confusing.

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The active tab background/foreground colors should match the terminal's profile background/foreground colors:
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Originally created by @simonferquel on GitHub (Oct 24, 2019). # Description of the new feature/enhancement With some terminal background colors, spotting witch tab is active is a bit tricky: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1677333/67476237-eb31ae00-f657-11e9-8570-e31b73c99e0b.png) In this example, with only 2 tabs open, with the same name, it is confusing. # Proposed technical implementation details (optional) The active tab background/foreground colors should match the terminal's profile background/foreground colors: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1677333/67476439-57acad00-f658-11e9-87d4-31be46e28bf6.png)
claunia added the Issue-FeatureResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-30 23:52:16 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Oct 24, 2019):

We definitely agree that this is a good suggestion! It definitely needs some massaging settings-wise to make sure it's configurable the way people like, but it's a good idea. You can track the progress of this at the original issue below:

/dup #702

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Oct 24, 2019): We definitely agree that this is a good suggestion! It definitely needs some massaging settings-wise to make sure it's configurable the way people like, but it's a good idea. You can track the progress of this at the original issue below: /dup #702
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Oct 24, 2019):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

@ghost commented on GitHub (Oct 24, 2019): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!
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Reference: starred/terminal#4627