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Feature request: Presentation mode #5853

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opened 2026-01-31 00:23:28 +00:00 by claunia · 4 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 00:23:28 +00:00
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Originally created by @gingters on GitHub (Jan 10, 2020).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

It would be great if Terminal provides a feature to switch to a "presentation mode".

Presentation mode means:

  • Switch to a configurable font size
  • Switch to a configurable color scheme (foreground / background color) for better contrast

The presentation mode should toggle to the better contrast / larger font and also be able to toggle back to the previous profile settings.

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I really like to give talks, and if I happen to have some things I need to show on console, I'd love to use Terminal. However, I don't want to add new additional profiles just for presentations, and then copy the presentation profiles over to different shells (which would in fact double my profile count). Also, if I want to change stuff on the presentation profiles, I'd have to do every change for every presentation profile.

So adding separate presentation profiles is just a hacky workaround that involves a lot of work.

Originally created by @gingters on GitHub (Jan 10, 2020). # Description of the new feature/enhancement It would be great if Terminal provides a feature to switch to a "presentation mode". Presentation mode means: - Switch to a configurable font size - Switch to a configurable color scheme (foreground / background color) for better contrast The presentation mode should toggle to the better contrast / larger font and also be able to toggle back to the previous profile settings. # Additional info: I really like to give talks, and if I happen to have some things I need to show on console, I'd love to use Terminal. However, I don't want to add new additional profiles just for presentations, and then copy the presentation profiles over to different shells (which would in fact double my profile count). Also, if I want to change stuff on the presentation profiles, I'd have to do every change for every presentation profile. So adding separate presentation profiles is just a hacky workaround that involves a lot of work.
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claunia commented 2026-01-31 00:23:29 +00:00
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@mkitzan commented on GitHub (Jan 10, 2020):

By my understanding a generic version of this feature request would be to have toggle-able profile switching. This would allow you to define your own "presentation" profile which could be switched to, without opening/editing the "profiles.json", using a short cut.

This request dovetails with #4066, where a toggle-able dark/light mode was requested. The same generic feature would cover both requests.

@mkitzan commented on GitHub (Jan 10, 2020): By my understanding a generic version of this feature request would be to have toggle-able profile switching. This would allow you to define your own "presentation" profile which could be switched to, without opening/editing the "profiles.json", using a short cut. This request dovetails with #4066, where a toggle-able dark/light mode was requested. The same generic feature would cover both requests.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 00:23:29 +00:00
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@egmontkob commented on GitHub (Jan 10, 2020):

toggle-able profile switching

I fully agree. (Is there no issue opened for this yet?) A generic solution sounds much better to me than one-offs like special cases for light/dark or presentation mode.

Many other terminals allow to switch the profile run-time using a menu entry. Obviously some aspects of the profile, like the initial directory or command are ignored then, but others like font size and color palette are adjusted.

@egmontkob commented on GitHub (Jan 10, 2020): > toggle-able profile switching I fully agree. (Is there no issue opened for this yet?) A generic solution sounds much better to me than one-offs like special cases for light/dark or presentation mode. Many other terminals allow to switch the profile run-time using a menu entry. Obviously some aspects of the profile, like the initial directory or command are ignored then, but others like font size and color palette are adjusted.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 00:23:29 +00:00
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@mkitzan commented on GitHub (Jan 11, 2020):

I can't find an open feature request for the generic solutions, but @DHowett-MSFT has triaged #4066 into the spec tracker.

I did a quick search and found another instance, #3687, which the generic feature could potentially cover. I'll do a deeper search and find all matching instances, before opening a feature request for the generic solution. That comprehensive feature request could then go through the spec process to cover all the related feature requests.

@mkitzan commented on GitHub (Jan 11, 2020): I can't find an open feature request for the generic solutions, but @DHowett-MSFT has triaged #4066 into the spec tracker. I did a quick search and found another instance, #3687, which the generic feature could potentially cover. I'll do a deeper search and find all matching instances, before opening a feature request for the generic solution. That comprehensive feature request could then go through the spec process to cover all the related feature requests.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 00:23:30 +00:00
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@saitonakamura commented on GitHub (Jan 6, 2021):

@gingters you can do this via nested commands https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/command-palette#nested-commands
You can either assign a keybinding or use a command palette (by giving it a proper "name")

@saitonakamura commented on GitHub (Jan 6, 2021): @gingters you can do this via nested commands https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/command-palette#nested-commands You can either assign a keybinding or use a command palette (by giving it a proper `"name"`)
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