microsoft/Terminal

Inactive tabs icons are blurry

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#16,101 opened on Oct 4, 2023

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Description

Windows Terminal version

1.19.2682.0

Windows build number

10.0.19045.3448

Other Software

No response

Steps to reproduce

  1. Start WT.
  2. Look at the tab icon.
  3. Open a new tab.
  4. Look at the previous tab icon again.
  5. Switch between tabs a few more times.

Expected Behavior

Pixel-perfect icons everywhere.

Actual Behavior

Only the active tab icon looks good, the inactive one is blurry:

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I didn't look into the code, but it could be due to downscaling of inactive tabs by a pixel or so, if the icon gets baked into the tab before this downscaling and not after it:

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Contributor guide

Research direction
Look at how tab icons are rendered in the terminal's tab bar, particularly the rendering path for inactive tabs. Check for any downscaling or DPI related scaling that might cause blurriness. The icon might be baked at a different resolution before being displayed.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
frontenddesktop
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3
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