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Feature: Set text to display in the background of a terminal instead of just an image #6979

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jasonturner opened this issue Jul 20, 2020 · 1 comment
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Area-Extensibility A feature that would ideally be fulfilled by us having an extension model. Area-Settings Issues related to settings and customizability, for console or terminal Issue-Feature Complex enough to require an in depth planning process and actual budgeted, scheduled work. Product-Terminal The new Windows Terminal.
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Description of the new feature/enhancement

Within Profile Settings add the ability to not only have a Background image but also background text. This is set-up within the Profile Settings as either within Background Image Settings or as its own group of properties.

Why: When using multiple profiles with lots of Tabs open its handy to be able to recognise which server etc I'm working on at any one time and having an opaque reminder is really handy. Currently I'm doing this with images (see Mockup Below), however it would be nicer to have the option to just add text to the background.

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Within Profile Settings and "list"

"list":
        [	   
            {
                // Make changes here to the powershell.exe profile.
                "guid": "{61c54bbd-c2c6-5271-96e7-009a87ff44bf}",
                "name": "Windows PowerShell",
                "commandline": "powershell.exe",
                "hidden": false,
		"backgroundText" : "IamServer1",
		"backgroundTextFontStyle" : "Bold",
		"backgroundTextFontSize" : "32",
		"backgroundTextFont": "Sans-Serif"
		"backgroundTextFontColor": "#93f533"
		"backgroundTextAlign": "centre"
		"backgroundTextOpacity": 0.1"
            },
@jasonturner jasonturner added the Issue-Feature Complex enough to require an in depth planning process and actual budgeted, scheduled work. label Jul 20, 2020
@ghost ghost added Needs-Tag-Fix Doesn't match tag requirements Needs-Triage It's a new issue that the core contributor team needs to triage at the next triage meeting labels Jul 20, 2020
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DHowett commented Aug 13, 2020

Thanks for the request, and I'm sorry to take so long to get back to you!
This isn't something we're likely to add to the core Terminal, but I think it would make a great extension idea.

Linking: #4000.

@DHowett DHowett added Area-Extensibility A feature that would ideally be fulfilled by us having an extension model. Area-Settings Issues related to settings and customizability, for console or terminal Product-Terminal The new Windows Terminal. labels Aug 13, 2020
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@DHowett DHowett added this to the Terminal Backlog milestone Aug 13, 2020
@DHowett DHowett removed the Needs-Triage It's a new issue that the core contributor team needs to triage at the next triage meeting label Aug 13, 2020
@DHowett DHowett changed the title Background Text Feature: Set text to display in the background of a terminal instead of just an image Aug 13, 2020
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