Describe the bug
In the sessions sidebar (shown via the session picker / /resume view), there are three distinct visual states for a row, but only two are easily distinguishable:
- Active session (the one currently open) - solid, high-contrast accent-blue background. Clear.
- Selected/cursor row (the row the keyboard/mouse cursor is on, used to switch-to or close a session, when it isn't the active one) - a subtle dark grey background.
- Other inactive sessions (not selected, not active) - plain background, no highlight.
The problem: state 2's highlight color is too close in luminance to the plain background (state 3), especially in the default theme: "github" palette. When only two sessions are open (one active, one selected-but-inactive), it's very hard to tell that the second row is actually focused/selected at all.
Steps to reproduce
- Open Copilot CLI with 2+ saved sessions.
- Open the sessions view (e.g.
/resume, or the sessions sidebar shown in some UI surfaces).
- Move the selection cursor to a session row that is not the currently active one.
- Observe that the "selected" row's background is only marginally darker/lighter than an unselected, non-active row.
Expected behavior
The selected-but-inactive row should have a clearly distinguishable background (e.g., a mid-contrast highlight) independent of the active-row accent color and the plain inactive-row background, so all three states are visually unambiguous at a glance - regardless of which of the 5 whole-theme presets (default, github, dim, high-contrast, colorblind) is active.
Additional context
- Checked
copilot help config / the full settings reference - there is currently no granular setting to override just this element; only whole-palette theme switching is exposed.
- Suggested labels:
area:sessions, area:theming-accessibility
- CLI version: 1.0.79, Windows 11, Windows Terminal,
theme: "github" (default)
Describe the bug
In the sessions sidebar (shown via the session picker /
/resumeview), there are three distinct visual states for a row, but only two are easily distinguishable:The problem: state 2's highlight color is too close in luminance to the plain background (state 3), especially in the default
theme: "github"palette. When only two sessions are open (one active, one selected-but-inactive), it's very hard to tell that the second row is actually focused/selected at all.Steps to reproduce
/resume, or the sessions sidebar shown in some UI surfaces).Expected behavior
The selected-but-inactive row should have a clearly distinguishable background (e.g., a mid-contrast highlight) independent of the active-row accent color and the plain inactive-row background, so all three states are visually unambiguous at a glance - regardless of which of the 5 whole-theme presets (
default,github,dim,high-contrast,colorblind) is active.Additional context
copilot help config/ the full settings reference - there is currently no granular setting to override just this element; only whole-palettethemeswitching is exposed.area:sessions,area:theming-accessibilitytheme: "github"(default)