microsoft/Terminal

Cursor width should respect dpi settings

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#16,228 opened on Oct 25, 2023

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Description

Windows Terminal version

1.18.2822.0

Windows build number

10.0.22621.0

Other Software

None

Steps to reproduce

Set display scale to 200% and use the bar cursor.

Expected Behavior

Cursor width should respect dpi settings.

Actual Behavior

On 200% scale monitor, drawing the bar shape cursor use native 1px, not 1 logical pixel (2px). This makes it a little hard to locate, especially in light theme.

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Research direction
Investigate how cursor width is calculated in the rendering pipeline and ensure it uses logical pixels scaled by DPI settings.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
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2
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1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
GitC++Windows development
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60