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opened 2026-01-31 00:14:34 +00:00 by claunia · 5 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 00:14:34 +00:00
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Originally created by @spottedmahn on GitHub (Dec 10, 2019).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

What about a set of rolling background images instead of a single one that Windows Terminal currently supports? Looking at the same background all the time gets boring.

I like Windows Themes w/ the desktop backgrounds slideshow feature. I download a theme and I get a set of rolling background images on my desktop. What about that same concept w/ Windows Terminal? Thoughts? 💭

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add a "backgroundImages" : [ "file1.jpg", "file2.jpg" ] property to profiles.

Originally created by @spottedmahn on GitHub (Dec 10, 2019). # Description of the new feature/enhancement What about a set of rolling background images instead of a single one that Windows Terminal currently supports? Looking at the same background all the time gets boring. I like [Windows Themes](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/collections/windowsthemes?SilentAuth=1&wa=wsignin1.0) w/ the desktop backgrounds slideshow feature. I download a theme and I get a set of rolling background images on my desktop. What about that same concept w/ Windows Terminal? Thoughts? 💭 ### Screenshot reference of Windows 10: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/14079228/70549061-9b447300-1b41-11ea-8ec9-f700b95b8e8e.png) # Proposed technical implementation details (optional) add a `"backgroundImages" : [ "file1.jpg", "file2.jpg" ]` property to `profiles`.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 00:14:36 +00:00
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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2019):

This isn't something we're likely to implement in version 1.0, but we would be willing to accept community contributions here. When we eventually have an extension model, this might make a good extension. Thanks!

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2019): This isn't something we're likely to implement in version 1.0, but we would be willing to accept community contributions here. When we eventually have an extension model, this might make a good extension. Thanks!
claunia commented 2026-01-31 00:14:36 +00:00
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@fde-capu commented on GitHub (Dec 17, 2019):

Adding request for slowly panning big images; and option to configure a folder of images.

@fde-capu commented on GitHub (Dec 17, 2019): Adding request for slowly panning big images; and option to configure a folder of images.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 00:14:36 +00:00
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@carlos-zamora commented on GitHub (Oct 5, 2022):

Lumping these feature requests into this issue too, since we need a consolidated story for how to handle multiple background images.

From https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/14111#issue-1393159162:

Introduce a keyword like random or a setting for your settings.json
or a "pickBackgroundImage": [ "foo", "bar", "baz"]

From https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/7279#issue-678688656:

I would like the ability to specify an array of filesystem paths in the backgroundImage property, in my profile(s), and have Windows Terminal randomly select one from the array upon initialization.

I'm also upgrading this issue to be the main issue for handling multiple background images. Seems like the desired scenarios so far are...

  • use a new background image each time this profile is instantiated
  • switch to a new background image every few minutes
@carlos-zamora commented on GitHub (Oct 5, 2022): Lumping these feature requests into this issue too, since we need a consolidated story for how to handle multiple background images. From https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/14111#issue-1393159162: > Introduce a keyword like `random` or a `setting` for your settings.json or a `"pickBackgroundImage": [ "foo", "bar", "baz"]` From https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/7279#issue-678688656: > I would like the ability to specify an array of filesystem paths in the `backgroundImage` property, in my profile(s), and have Windows Terminal randomly select one from the array upon initialization. I'm also upgrading this issue to be the main issue for handling multiple background images. Seems like the desired scenarios so far are... - [ ] use a new background image each time this profile is instantiated - [ ] switch to a new background image every few minutes
claunia commented 2026-01-31 00:14:37 +00:00
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@trustieee commented on GitHub (Jan 11, 2024):

Any update on this?

@trustieee commented on GitHub (Jan 11, 2024): Any update on this?
claunia commented 2026-01-31 00:14:37 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jan 11, 2024):

Nope. We need to come up with a reasonable spec for settings to cover the scenarios outlines above, and then someone needs to actually write the code. If someone wants to help contribute a plan here, we'd be more than willing to help review 😄

(Otherwise, make sure to go hit that 👍 and subscribe, to bump this up the priorities)

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jan 11, 2024): Nope. We need to come up with a reasonable spec for settings to cover the scenarios outlines above, and then someone needs to actually write the code. If someone wants to help contribute a plan here, we'd be more than willing to help review 😄 (Otherwise, make sure to go hit that 👍 and subscribe, to bump this up the priorities)
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