microsoft/Terminal

Changing desktop wallpaper doesn't change Terminal background

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#8,231 opened on Nov 12, 2020

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Description

Description of the new feature/enhancement

Love the new feature to autodetect and use the desktop wallpaper, would it be possible to select what monitor to pull the wallpaper from and to detect when the wallpaper has changed and use the new one if only for new profiles launched after the change?

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

User can select the monitor to use for the autodetect and the app uses that wallpaper until it changes either manually or automatically, then the app notices the change and either changes all backgrounds or at least backgrounds for any new profile launches

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Research direction
Investigate the Windows wallpaper change notification API (e.g., WM SETTINGCHANGE or IDesktopWallpaper interface) and integrate with the Terminal's background update mechanism.
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Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
C++Windows API
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40