Terminal: colorScheme.background is ignored
Steps to reproduce
- Set your profiles.json file as indicated at the bottom.
- Open up a tab with the Windows PowerShell profile.
Expected behavior
The background color should be Dracula's black (#282A36).
Actual behavior
The background color for the Windows PowerShell profile is still the default PowerShell dark blue, even though Dracula is the active color scheme.
Workaround
My current workaround is to additionally specify the background in the profile itself. It seems to me like this is an issue of precedence--the background in the colorscheme should override any global defaults for a given shell.
profiles.json:
{
"$schema": "https://aka.ms/terminal-profiles-schema",
"globals" :
{
"alwaysShowTabs" : true,
"defaultProfile" : "{61c54bbd-c2c6-5271-96e7-009a87ff44bf}",
"initialCols" : 120,
"initialRows" : 30,
"keybindings" :
[
{
"command" : "closePane",
"keys" :
[
"ctrl+w"
]
},
{
"command" : "duplicateTab",
"keys" :
[
"ctrl+shift+t"
]
},
{
"command" : "newTab",
"keys" :
[
"ctrl+t"
]
},
{
"command" : "newTabProfile0",
"keys" :
[
"ctrl+shift+1"
]
},
{
"command" : "newTabProfile1",
"keys" :
[
"ctrl+shift+2"
]
},
{
"command" : "newTabProfile2",
"keys" :
[
"ctrl+shift+3"
]
},
{
"command" : "newTabProfile3",
"keys" :
[
"ctrl+shift+4"
]
},
{
"command" : "newTabProfile4",
"keys" :
[
"ctrl+shift+5"
]
},
{
"command" : "newTabProfile5",
"keys" :
[
"ctrl+shift+6"
]
},
{
"command" : "newTabProfile6",
"keys" :
[
"ctrl+shift+7"
]
},
{
"command" : "newTabProfile7",
"keys" :
[
"ctrl+shift+8"
]
},
{
"command" : "newTabProfile8",
"keys" :
[
"ctrl+shift+9"
]
},
{
"command" : "nextTab",
"keys" :
[
"ctrl+tab"
]
},
{
"command" : "openSettings",
"keys" :
[
"ctrl+,"
]
},
{
"command" : "prevTab",
"keys" :
[
"ctrl+shift+tab"
]
},
{
"command" : "scrollDown",
"keys" :
[
"ctrl+shift+down"
]
},
{
"command" : "scrollDownPage",
"keys" :
[
"ctrl+shift+pgdn"
]
},
{
"command" : "scrollUp",
"keys" :
[
"ctrl+shift+up"
]
},
{
"command" : "scrollUpPage",
"keys" :
[
"ctrl+shift+pgup"
]
},
{
"command" : "splitHorizontal",
"keys" :
[
"ctrl+shift+h"
]
},
{
"command" : "splitVertical",
"keys" :
[
"ctrl+shift+d"
]
},
{
"command" : "switchToTab0",
"keys" :
[
"alt+1"
]
},
{
"command" : "switchToTab1",
"keys" :
[
"alt+2"
]
},
{
"command" : "switchToTab2",
"keys" :
[
"alt+3"
]
},
{
"command" : "switchToTab3",
"keys" :
[
"alt+4"
]
},
{
"command" : "switchToTab4",
"keys" :
[
"alt+5"
]
},
{
"command" : "switchToTab5",
"keys" :
[
"alt+6"
]
},
{
"command" : "switchToTab6",
"keys" :
[
"alt+7"
]
},
{
"command" : "switchToTab7",
"keys" :
[
"alt+8"
]
},
{
"command" : "switchToTab8",
"keys" :
[
"alt+9"
]
}
],
"requestedTheme" : "dark",
"showTabsInTitlebar" : true,
"showTerminalTitleInTitlebar" : true,
"wordDelimiters" : " ./\\()\"'-:,.;<>~!@#$%^&*|+=[]{}~?\u2502"
},
"profiles" :
[
{
"acrylicOpacity" : 0.5,
"closeOnExit" : true,
"colorScheme" : "Dracula",
"commandline" : "powershell.exe",
"cursorColor" : "#FFFFFF",
"cursorShape" : "bar",
"fontFace" : "Consolas",
"fontSize" : 10,
"guid" : "{61c54bbd-c2c6-5271-96e7-009a87ff44bf}",
"historySize" : 9001,
"icon" : "ms-appx:///ProfileIcons/{61c54bbd-c2c6-5271-96e7-009a87ff44bf}.png",
"name" : "Windows PowerShell",
"padding" : "0, 0, 0, 0",
"snapOnInput" : true,
"startingDirectory" : "%USERPROFILE%",
"useAcrylic" : false
},
{
"acrylicOpacity" : 0.75,
"closeOnExit" : true,
"colorScheme" : "Campbell",
"commandline" : "cmd.exe",
"cursorColor" : "#FFFFFF",
"cursorShape" : "bar",
"fontFace" : "Consolas",
"fontSize" : 10,
"guid" : "{0caa0dad-35be-5f56-a8ff-afceeeaa6101}",
"historySize" : 9001,
"icon" : "ms-appx:///ProfileIcons/{0caa0dad-35be-5f56-a8ff-afceeeaa6101}.png",
"name" : "cmd",
"padding" : "0, 0, 0, 0",
"snapOnInput" : true,
"startingDirectory" : "%USERPROFILE%",
"useAcrylic" : true
},
{
"guid": "{b453ae62-4e3d-5e58-b989-0a998ec441b8}",
"hidden": false,
"name": "Azure Cloud Shell",
"source": "Windows.Terminal.Azure"
}
],
"schemes" :
[
{
"background" : "#0C0C0C",
"black" : "#0C0C0C",
"blue" : "#0037DA",
"brightBlack" : "#767676",
"brightBlue" : "#3B78FF",
"brightCyan" : "#61D6D6",
"brightGreen" : "#16C60C",
"brightPurple" : "#B4009E",
"brightRed" : "#E74856",
"brightWhite" : "#F2F2F2",
"brightYellow" : "#F9F1A5",
"cyan" : "#3A96DD",
"foreground" : "#F2F2F2",
"green" : "#13A10E",
"name" : "Campbell",
"purple" : "#881798",
"red" : "#C50F1F",
"white" : "#CCCCCC",
"yellow" : "#C19C00"
},
{
"background" : "#282C34",
"black" : "#282C34",
"blue" : "#61AFEF",
"brightBlack" : "#5A6374",
"brightBlue" : "#61AFEF",
"brightCyan" : "#56B6C2",
"brightGreen" : "#98C379",
"brightPurple" : "#C678DD",
"brightRed" : "#E06C75",
"brightWhite" : "#DCDFE4",
"brightYellow" : "#E5C07B",
"cyan" : "#56B6C2",
"foreground" : "#DCDFE4",
"green" : "#98C379",
"name" : "One Half Dark",
"purple" : "#C678DD",
"red" : "#E06C75",
"white" : "#DCDFE4",
"yellow" : "#E5C07B"
},
{
"background" : "#FAFAFA",
"black" : "#383A42",
"blue" : "#0184BC",
"brightBlack" : "#4F525D",
"brightBlue" : "#61AFEF",
"brightCyan" : "#56B5C1",
"brightGreen" : "#98C379",
"brightPurple" : "#C577DD",
"brightRed" : "#DF6C75",
"brightWhite" : "#FFFFFF",
"brightYellow" : "#E4C07A",
"cyan" : "#0997B3",
"foreground" : "#383A42",
"green" : "#50A14F",
"name" : "One Half Light",
"purple" : "#A626A4",
"red" : "#E45649",
"white" : "#FAFAFA",
"yellow" : "#C18301"
},
{
"background" : "#073642",
"black" : "#073642",
"blue" : "#268BD2",
"brightBlack" : "#002B36",
"brightBlue" : "#839496",
"brightCyan" : "#93A1A1",
"brightGreen" : "#586E75",
"brightPurple" : "#6C71C4",
"brightRed" : "#CB4B16",
"brightWhite" : "#FDF6E3",
"brightYellow" : "#657B83",
"cyan" : "#2AA198",
"foreground" : "#FDF6E3",
"green" : "#859900",
"name" : "Solarized Dark",
"purple" : "#D33682",
"red" : "#D30102",
"white" : "#EEE8D5",
"yellow" : "#B58900"
},
{
"background" : "#FDF6E3",
"black" : "#073642",
"blue" : "#268BD2",
"brightBlack" : "#002B36",
"brightBlue" : "#839496",
"brightCyan" : "#93A1A1",
"brightGreen" : "#586E75",
"brightPurple" : "#6C71C4",
"brightRed" : "#CB4B16",
"brightWhite" : "#FDF6E3",
"brightYellow" : "#657B83",
"cyan" : "#2AA198",
"foreground" : "#073642",
"green" : "#859900",
"name" : "Solarized Light",
"purple" : "#D33682",
"red" : "#D30102",
"white" : "#EEE8D5",
"yellow" : "#B58900"
},
{
"background" : "#282A36",
"black" : "#21222C",
"blue" : "#BD93F9",
"brightBlack" : "#6272A4",
"brightBlue" : "#D6ACFF",
"brightCyan" : "#A4FFFF",
"brightGreen" : "#69FF94",
"brightPurple" : "#FF92DF",
"brightRed" : "#FF6E6E",
"brightWhite" : "#FFFFFF",
"brightYellow" : "#FFFFA5",
"cyan" : "#8BE9FD",
"foreground" : "#F8F8F2",
"green" : "#50FA7B",
"name" : "Dracula",
"purple" : "#FF79C6",
"red" : "#FF5555",
"white" : "#F8F8F2",
"yellow" : "#F1FA8C"
}
]
}
mglezer
All 12 comments
Right now, the order is scheme, profile ... with the added caveat that profile background from defaults.json overrides a scheme set in profiles.json.
Can you try adding "background":null to your powershell profile?
DHowett-MSFT
on 25 Sep 2019
@DHowett yeah null works as well
mglezer
on 25 Sep 2019
Can I configure this terminal to run it quickly? for example when I press windows key + r "cmd"?
RafaelPuerta
on 25 Sep 2019
@RafaelPuerta quick question: why would you ask about that on a random bug report about color schemes and backgrounds?
DHowett-MSFT
on 25 Sep 2019
Experiencing this issue since the latest update as well.
GeneralistDev
on 25 Sep 2019
@rlgod and did the same remediation work in your case?
DHowett-MSFT
on 25 Sep 2019
Yeh adding "background": "#282C34" to my active profile worked
GeneralistDev
on 25 Sep 2019
Okay so the fix for this is that we need to make sure that when the user's settings has a colorscheme set, we clear out the foreground/background for that profile as well.
zadjii-msft
on 25 Sep 2019
Better fix: Introduce a defaults.json color scheme called Campbell PowerShell, and move background into it. Then when the user sets the colorScheme, it stomps Campbell PowerShell.
DHowett-MSFT
on 26 Sep 2019
+1 on this. The suggestions work but they aren't fixes, they are just workarounds for an issue that should be fixed.
TCB13
on 27 Sep 2019
Right now, the order is scheme, profile ... with the added caveat that profile background from defaults.json overrides a scheme set in profiles.json.
Can you try adding
"background":nullto your powershell profile?
This ended up working for me thanks @DHowett-MSFT
OdinTech3
on 30 Sep 2019
:tada:This issue was addressed in #2936, which has now been successfully released as Windows Terminal Preview v0.5.2762.0.:tada:
Handy links:
![msftbot[bot] picture](https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/in/26612?v=4&s=40)
msftbot[bot]
on 4 Oct 2019
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Most helpful comment
Right now, the order is scheme, profile ... with the added caveat that profile background from defaults.json overrides a scheme set in profiles.json.
Can you try adding
"background":nullto your powershell profile?