Cursor disappears when AtlasEngine and Software Rendering are used together

[BoscoDomingo]

Windows Terminal version

1.20.11381.0

Windows build number

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.22631.0

Other Software

No response

Steps to reproduce

Open a Terminal with AtlasEngine and Software Redering active together

Expected Behavior

For the cursor to be shown

Actual Behavior

Cursor is invisible

[lhecker]

"Works on my machine":

Is there anything else you can think of that may have broken it?

[BoscoDomingo]

"Works on my machine":

Is there anything else you can think of that may have broken it?

@lhecker No idea at all. I have just tried on my work laptop with the exact same settings (I save the JSON in a repo) and it works as expected. My personal desktop doesn't

[PankajBhojwani]

@BoscoDomingo Can you repro this in Windows Terminal Canary? We suspect it might have been fixed there but just want to confirm!

[BoscoDomingo]

@BoscoDomingo Can you repro this in Windows Terminal Canary? We suspect it might have been fixed there but just want to confirm!

@PankajBhojwani Copied my settings over and issue still happens. The moment I reverse the copying over, cursor is back. Here they are so you can take a look:

Settings

 "profiles": 
    {
        "defaults": 
        {
            "antialiasingMode": "cleartype",
            "bellStyle": 
            [
                "audible",
                "taskbar"
            ],
            "colorScheme": "UltraViolent",
            "cursorShape": "bar",
            "elevate": true,
            "experimental.retroTerminalEffect": false,
            "font": 
            {
                "cellHeight": "1.3",
                "face": "JetBrainsMono NF",
                "size": 10.0
            },
            "intenseTextStyle": "all",
            "opacity": 82,
            "useAcrylic": true,
            "useAtlasEngine": true
        },
        "list": 
        [
            {
                "colorScheme": "Tango Dark",
                "guid": "{0caa0dad-35be-5f56-a8ff-afceeeaa6101}",
                "hidden": false,
                "name": "Command Prompt",
                "startingDirectory": null
            },
            {
                "bellStyle": 
                [
                    "audible",
                    "taskbar"
                ],
                "colorScheme": "PaulMillr",
                "guid": "{61c54bbd-c2c6-5271-96e7-009a87ff44bf}",
                "hidden": true,
                "name": "PowerShell 5",
                "startingDirectory": "%USERPROFILE%"
            },
            {
                "colorScheme": "One Half Dark",
                "font": 
                {
                    "face": "Consolasligaturizedv2 NF"
                },
                "guid": "{574e775e-4f2a-5b96-ac1e-a2962a402336}",
                "hidden": false,
                "name": "PowerShell 7",
                "source": "Windows.Terminal.PowershellCore"
            },
            {
                "colorScheme": 
                {
                    "light": "UltraViolent"
                },
                "guid": "{51855cb2-8cce-5362-8f54-464b92b32386}",
                "hidden": false,
                "name": "Ubuntu 22.04LTS",
                "source": "CanonicalGroupLimited.Ubuntu_79rhkp1fndgsc"
            },
            {
                "adjustIndistinguishableColors": "always",
                "font": 
                {
                    "cellHeight": "1.3"
                },
                "guid": "{2c4de342-38b7-51cf-b940-2309a097f518}",
                "hidden": true,
                "name": "Ubuntu",
                "source": "Windows.Terminal.Wsl"
            }
        ]
    },
    "schemes": 
    [
        {
            "background": "#191919",
            "black": "#191919",
            "blue": "#76D4FF",
            "brightBlack": "#191919",
            "brightBlue": "#63CEFC",
            "brightCyan": "#6CBFB5",
            "brightGreen": "#B7E876",
            "brightPurple": "#BA76E7",
            "brightRed": "#FF355B",
            "brightWhite": "#E1E3E9",
            "brightYellow": "#FFC251",
            "cursorColor": "#FFFFFF",
            "cyan": "#6CBFB5",
            "foreground": "#B3C9D7",
            "green": "#B7E876",
            "name": "Bright Lights",
            "purple": "#BA76E7",
            "red": "#FF355B",
            "selectionBackground": "#FFFFFF",
            "white": "#C2C8D7",
            "yellow": "#FFC251"
        },
        {
            "background": "#0C0C0C",
            "black": "#0C0C0C",
            "blue": "#0037DA",
            "brightBlack": "#767676",
            "brightBlue": "#3B78FF",
            "brightCyan": "#61D6D6",
            "brightGreen": "#16C60C",
            "brightPurple": "#B4009E",
            "brightRed": "#E74856",
            "brightWhite": "#F2F2F2",
            "brightYellow": "#F9F1A5",
            "cursorColor": "#FFFFFF",
            "cyan": "#3A96DD",
            "foreground": "#CCCCCC",
            "green": "#13A10E",
            "name": "Campbell",
            "purple": "#881798",
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            "blue": "#0037DA",
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            "brightCyan": "#61D6D6",
            "brightGreen": "#16C60C",
            "brightPurple": "#B4009E",
            "brightRed": "#E74856",
            "brightWhite": "#F2F2F2",
            "brightYellow": "#F9F1A5",
            "cursorColor": "#FFFFFF",
            "cyan": "#3A96DD",
            "foreground": "#CCCCCC",
            "green": "#13A10E",
            "name": "Campbell Powershell",
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            "brightGreen": "#BEED5F",
            "brightPurple": "#9E6FFE",
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            "brightPurple": "#AF87FF",
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            "brightGreen": "#00D364",
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            "brightYellow": "#FFD479",
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            "cyan": "#00CECA",
            "foreground": "#CBCBF0",
            "green": "#00D364",
            "name": "Tinacious Design (Dark)",
            "purple": "#CC66FF",
            "red": "#FF3399",
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            "yellow": "#FFCC66"
        },
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            "black": "#171421",
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            "brightPurple": "#A347BA",
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            "cursorColor": "#FFFFFF",
            "cyan": "#008080",
            "foreground": "#C0C0C0",
            "green": "#008000",
            "name": "Vintage",
            "purple": "#800080",
            "red": "#800000",
            "selectionBackground": "#FFFFFF",
            "white": "#C0C0C0",
            "yellow": "#808000"
        },
        {
            "background": "#403257",
            "black": "#3D3D3D",
            "blue": "#6D77B3",
            "brightBlack": "#000000",
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            "brightPurple": "#E1ACFF",
            "brightRed": "#F88414",
            "brightWhite": "#FEFEFE",
            "brightYellow": "#FFF951",
            "cursorColor": "#FFFFFF",
            "cyan": "#F772E0",
            "foreground": "#F0EFF1",
            "green": "#72F1B8",
            "name": "synthwave-everything",
            "purple": "#C792EA",
            "red": "#F97E72",
            "selectionBackground": "#FFFFFF",
            "white": "#FEFEFE",
            "yellow": "#FEDE5D"
        }
    ],
    "tabWidthMode": "equal",
    "theme": "dark",
    "themes": [],
    "useAcrylicInTabRow": true,

Edit: Narrowing it down, it seems like the opacity setting is playing a role here. It's late here so I can't test any more, but I'll leave it up to you ;)

[carlos-zamora]

Tried reproing on my machine by copying over the settings file. Had to make the following modifications:

• profiles.defaults.font.face: changed to JetBrainsMono Nerd Font Mono (installed here)
• comment out profiles.list."PowerShell 7".font.face because I don't have Consolasligaturizedv2 NF (but this one shouldn't affect anything)

On version 1.22.1831.0, which is the one the team bug bashed on 7/2. Opened a new tab with the default profile, which created a new "PowerShell 5" tab elevated. Double checked settings and "Use software rendering" wasn't enabled, so I had to add "rendering.software": true, to the settings.json.

After all that, still can't get a repro. I'm on a wide 4k monitor, if that affects anything. Let me know if I missed something.

Storing these notes here so we can take a look at this later and debug further. 😊

[BoscoDomingo]

Tried reproing on my machine by copying over the settings file. Had to make the following modifications:

* `profiles.defaults.font.face`: changed to `JetBrainsMono Nerd Font Mono` (installed [here](https://www.nerdfonts.com/font-downloads))

* comment out `profiles.list."PowerShell 7".font.face` because I don't have `Consolasligaturizedv2 NF` (but this one shouldn't affect anything)

On version 1.22.1831.0, which is the one the team bug bashed on 7/2. Opened a new tab with the default profile, which created a new "PowerShell 5" tab elevated. Double checked settings and "Use software rendering" wasn't enabled, so I had to add "rendering.software": true, to the settings.json.

After all that, still can't get a repro. I'm on a wide 4k monitor, if that affects anything. Let me know if I missed something.

Storing these notes here so we can take a look at this later and debug further. 😊

@carlos-zamora Tbf, I also have no clue what may be causing it. I have the exact same setup on my personal and work PCs, since I sync my settings to a private repo. Could it be something to do with GPU drivers/configuration? In the end, HW specs are really the only differences between the two.

I'll also go ahead and reinstall the Terminal app just in case, but I doubt that's an issue. I guess I'll have to live with slightly awkward glyphs from now on in order to keep the cursor visible 🙃

Edit: Reinstalling worked. The question now is why. Also, I'd like to point out a small bug: the default cursor in the settings is the bar, but what is actually shown is the filled box.

Edit 2: Found the culprit - opacity. The moment I lowered it from 100%, cursor disappeared again

[lhecker]

There's a good chance that something is broken with your graphics driver.

When you reduce the opacity, DWM (the desktop compositor) needs to blend the background behind the application, the contents of XAML and the terminal contents together. The problem is that XAML and the terminal contents are independent "swap chains" and I know that such a setup has caused some weird issues in the past. For instance, with modern Intel Xe GPUs resizing the window will randomly leave black rectangles on the screen.

What GPU are you using? Is there a newer driver from AMD/Intel/Nvidia available?

[BoscoDomingo]

@lhecker I have an RTX 3080 on my personal PC. I'll check for drivers ASAP, see if that fixes the issue

Edit: Still no luck. I'm NVIDIA's latest drivers (560.70) and issue is still there. In any case, if this issue pertains to an external factor such as this, then I guess it's NVIDIA's fault, not yours?