Colour scheme backgrounds are ignored

[abrudz]

Describe the issue you are having

Colour scheme backgrounds are ignored

Did you connect to an already running interpreter or start the interpreter from RIDE?

Start an interpreter

How do you reproduce the issue?

Set any token to have its own background colour. Type the token. E.g.:

Paste the contents of Help → About (Shift+F1)

IDE:
  Version: 4.3.3438
  Platform: Win32
  Date: 2019-09-03 14:09:43 +0200
  Git commit: cc9cc6b4c5000c8033146a1731bc376d09f30ee1
  Preferences:{
    "colourScheme":"Default (1)",
    "colourSchemes":"[{\"name\":\"Default (1)\",\"theme\":\"light\",\"styles\":\"asgn=fg:00f com=fg:088 dfn=fg:00f diam=fg:00f err=fg:f00,bg:#980000 fn=fg:008 idm=fg:008,bg:#000000,B,bgo:1,fgo:0.25,U kw=fg:800 lnum=fg:008,bg:f,bgo:0 mod=bgo:0.25 mtch=bg:ff8,bgo:0.5 norm=bg:f,bgo:1 ns=fg:8 num=fg:8 op1=fg:00f op2=fg:00f par=fg:00f quad=fg:808 qdl=fg:c0c sel=bg:48e,bgo:0.5 semi=fg:00f sqbr=fg:00f srch=bg:f80,bgo:0.5 str=fg:088 tc=bg:d,bgo:1 tcpe=bg:c8c8c8,bgo:1 trad=fg:8 var=fg:8 zld=fg:008 scmd=fg:00f ucmd=fg:00f vtt=bg:ff0 ca=bg:828282,bgo:1,fg:0f0 cm=bg:0,bgo:0.1,fg:080 cv=bg:f,bgo:1,fg:0 cvv=bg:0,bgo:1,fg:0ff ma=bg:828282,bgo:1,fg:0ff na=bg:828282,bgo:1,fg:f qor=bg:f00,bgo:1,fg:f dc=bg:e2d3bb,bgo:1\"}]",
    "indentOnOpen":"0",
    "kbdLocale":"en_US",
    "keys":"{\"DMK\":[\"Ctrl-K\"],\"SI\":[\"Ctrl-C\"],\"VAL\":[\"Alt-Enter\"]}",
    "menu":"# see below for syntax\n\nDyalog                          {mac}\n  About Dyalog             =ABT\n  -\n  Preferences              =PRF\n  -                            \n  &Quit                    =QIT\n&File                           {!browser}\n  &Open...                 =OWS\n  &New Session             =NEW\n  &Connect...              =CNC\n  -                             {!mac}\n  &Quit                    =QIT {!mac}\n&Edit\n  Undo                     =UND {!browser}\n  Redo                     =RDO {!browser}\n  -                             {!browser}\n  Cut                      =CT  {!browser}\n  Copy                     =CP  {!browser}\n  Paste                    =PT  {!browser}\n  Select All               =SA  {mac}  -\n  &New\n    Character vector       =PF25\n    Character matrix       =PF26\n    Vector of character vectors =PF27\n    Function/operator      =PF28\n    Namespace              =PF29\n    Class                  =PF30\n    Interface              =PF31\n  -                             {!mac&&!browser}\n  Preferences              =PRF {!mac}\n&View\n  Show Language Bar        =LBR\n  Show Status Bar          =SBR\n  Show Workspace Explorer  =WSE\n  Show Debug               =DBG\n  Line Wrapping in Session =WRP\n  -                             {!browser}\n  Stops                    =TVB\n  Line Numbers             =LN\n  Outline                  =TVO\n  -                             {!browser}\n  Increase Font Size       =ZMI {!browser}\n  Decrease Font Size       =ZMO {!browser}\n  Reset Font Size          =ZMR {!browser}\n  -                             {!browser}\n  Toggle Full Screen            {!browser}\n&Window\n  Close All Windows        =CAW\n&Action\n  Edit                     =ED\n  Trace                    =TC\n  -\n  Clear all trace/stop/monitor =CAM\n  Weak Interrupt           =WI\n  Strong Interrupt         =SI\n&Help\n  Getting started          =https://www.dyalog.com/introduction.htm\n  Dyalog Help              =http://help.dyalog.com/\n  Documentation Centre     =http://dyalog.com/documentation.htm\n  -\n  Dyalog Website           =http://dyalog.com/\n  MyDyalog                 =https://my.dyalog.com/\n  -\n  Dyalog Forum             =http://www.dyalog.com/forum\n  -                             {!mac}\n  About                    =ABT {!mac}\n  Intro                    =PF13\n\n# Syntax:\n#   &x   access key, alt+x\n#   =CMD command code; some are special:\n#          LBR WRP WSE render as checkboxes\n#   =http://example.com/  open a URL\n#   {}   conditional display, a boolean expression\n#          operators: && || ! ( )\n#          variables: browser mac win\n#   -    separator (when alone)\n#   #    comment\n\n# The =PRF (\"Preferences\") menu item must be present.",
    "otherExe":"C:\\Program Files\\Dyalog\\Dyalog APL-64 18.0 Unicode\\dyalog.exe",
    "pfkeys":"[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"<DI>\",\"\",\"\",\"]intro<ER>\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"<DL>)ed →\",\"<DL>)ed -\",\"<DL>)ed ∊\",\"<DL>)ed ∇\",\"<DL>)ed ⍟\",\"<DL>)ed ○\",\"<DL>)ed ∘\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\",\"<CT><UC><RL><ER><PT><DC><RL>\"]",
    "selectedExe":"C:\\Program Files\\Dyalog\\Dyalog APL-64 19.0 Unicode\\dyalog.exe"
  }

Interpreter:
  Version: 18.0.38756
  Platform: Windows-64
  Edition: Unicode/64
  Date: Jul 15 2020 at 19:56:53

[abrudz]

Any news on this?

[e9gille]

Still not fixed in monaco-editor and no feasible workaround, so will remove this feature (or hide it at least) until fixed upstream.
microsoft/monaco-editor#586

[e9gille]

Background colors still can't be set after all these years, so we have finally removed the controls for this in the UI (#785)