I think rich (@bitcrazed) already talked a bit about #1, so I'll share a bit on #2. I agree, the current properties story is INSANE. I don't get how whoever wr

I think rich (@bitcrazed) already talked a bit about #1, so I'll share a bit on #2. I agree, the current properties story is INSANE. I don't get how whoever wrote it even came up with it - it's likely a frankencode system that we're stuck supporting for now. I can't tell you how many times I've had to explain how the console settings work, and how your settings can be different depending on how you launch the console. It's been a pain point I've had a particular eye on since I started here. It's a powerful system that is very prone to "you moved my cheese" syndrome - It's REALLY hard to change it into a sane system without breaking someone's workflow. That being said, I have a bone to pick with that system, and I think I might have some spare cycles to finally get to it soon :) PS: While we're on the subject of colors, lemme quick throw out (Colortool)[https://github.com/Microsoft/console/tree/master/tools/ColorTool https://github.com/Microsoft/console/tree/master/tools/Color...]. It can be really helpful for quickly changing the color scheme of the console. It's not great for everything, but I've found it super helpful.