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Implement (Contour's) Color Palette Update Notification and report

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#18,375 opened on Dec 29, 2024

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Description

Description of the new feature

Implement Dark and Light Mode detection protocol adopted by few terminals and apps (neovim being the most well known i guess) the specification is presented here: https://github.com/contour-terminal/contour/blob/master/docs/vt-extensions/color-palette-update-notifications.md

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Research direction
Read the Contour color palette update notification spec and examine how the Windows Terminal currently handles color schemes and VT sequences. Identify where to add the new notification logic.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktopcli
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Feature
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4
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3-5 days
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Active
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Mostly clear
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40