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Selected text doesn't contrast well with the background #2612

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@AndrewDeanMS

Describe the bug

I'm running from Windows Terminal. Even setting the theme to high contrast, the difference between the background, the selected text background, and the text is not great:

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Using the default theme, it's even worse:

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Affected version

Copilot CLI v1.0.22

Steps to reproduce the behavior

  1. copilot
  2. select some text in the session

Expected behavior

I'd like to have the same behavior as Windows Terminal:

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Additional context

This is Windows, running Terminal, in PowerShell 7.4.14. Color Scheme is Campbell

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Activity

  1. added theissue type on Apr 9, 2026
  2. added
    area:theming-accessibilityVisual themes, colors, dark/light mode, contrast, screen readers, i18n/RTL
    area:terminal-renderingDisplay and rendering: flickering, scrolling, line wrapping, output formatting
    area:platform-windowsWindows-specific: PowerShell, cmd, Git Bash, WSL, Windows Terminal
    and removed on Apr 16, 2026
  3. copilot-cli-bot commented on Oct 30, 2026

    @copilot-cli-bot

    This appears to be resolved as of GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.105. Please update to that release or a newer stable version. We're closing this as completed. If it still happens, please comment with your version and reproduction steps.

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