Feature request: add option to disable background transparency/acrylic when in fullscreen mode #9517

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opened 2026-01-31 01:56:26 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @lorenzobilli on GitHub (Jul 9, 2020).

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It would be very nice to have an option to automatically disable background trasparency (if enabled in the profile) when entering in a fullscreen terminal window (something like a "useAcrylicWithFullscreen" setting). That's because an user may want to completely isolate from other activities without the distraction of the wallpaper/other background content visible. Currently the only way to achieve this is to manually disable transparency with the CTRL+SHIFT+mouse wheel/trackpad scroll, or get rid of the transparency entirely profile-wise. An additional, separated option would be much more straightforward and useful.

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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Jul 10, 2020):

Thanks for the request! I'm gonna mark this one as a /duplicate of #2531, even though it isn't totally the same thing. Here's why:

We're moving towards composable actions. That would be something like, "I want F21 to enter fullscreen mode, set background color to light gray, and disable acrylic". Being able to run a set of commands in response to an action is going to give folks more flexibility, I think, than we ever could on our own by adding one-off if-this-then-that settings.

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Jul 10, 2020): Thanks for the request! I'm gonna mark this one as a /duplicate of #2531, even though it isn't totally the same thing. Here's why: We're moving towards composable actions. That would be something like, "I want <kbd>F21</kbd> to enter fullscreen mode, set background color to light gray, and disable acrylic". Being able to run a set of commands in response to an action is going to give folks more flexibility, I think, than we ever could on our own by adding one-off if-this-then-that settings.
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Jul 10, 2020):

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 (Jul 10, 2020): 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#9517