Use white text on a black background by default
@aday
Submitted by Allan Day Link to original bug (#721932)
Description
Right now the default terminal looks a lot like a notepad, and terminal windows are difficult to differentiate from the windows of other apps. Using white text on a black background would have the following positive effects:
- The terminal would look more like a terminal [1, 2, 3].
- It would be easier to differentiate terminal windows, including within the shell overview.
- Coloured text is more effective with a dark background (it really doesn't work very well with a white background), and could potentially be used by default.
[1] The current black text on white background makes the terminal look like a document. It's not a document - it's an interactive interface.
[2] While we don't want to get too pseudomorphic, terminals clearly do have an ancestry, which is what gives them many of their characteristics. Referencing this visually helps to communicate what the terminal app is and how it works.
[3] It is instructive that the terminal icon - whose role is to communicate what the app is - uses white text on a black background. I don't think the icon would actually work with black text on white.
Version: 3.11.x
Resolution: RESOLVED WONTFIX