[GH-ISSUE #1072] SetBackgroundColor on Box doesn't cover all borders #777

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opened 2026-03-04 01:07:39 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

kerem commented

2026-03-04 01:07:39 +03:00

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Originally created by @paololazzari on GitHub (Jan 24, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/rivo/tview/issues/1072

e.g. running:

package main

import (
	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2"
	"github.com/rivo/tview"
)

func main() {
	box := tview.NewBox().SetBorder(false).SetTitle("Hello, world!").SetBackgroundColor(tcell.ColorWhite)
	if err := tview.NewApplication().SetRoot(box, true).Run(); err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
}

I see the terminal color (blue) on the left, bottom and right borders:

Originally created by @paololazzari on GitHub (Jan 24, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/rivo/tview/issues/1072 e.g. running: ```go package main import ( "github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2" "github.com/rivo/tview" ) func main() { box := tview.NewBox().SetBorder(false).SetTitle("Hello, world!").SetBackgroundColor(tcell.ColorWhite) if err := tview.NewApplication().SetRoot(box, true).Run(); err != nil { panic(err) } } ``` I see the terminal color (blue) on the left, bottom and right borders: ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2997e552-1471-48a9-9787-f5f280dbad3b)

kerem closed this issue

2026-03-04 01:07:40 +03:00

kerem commented

2026-03-04 01:07:40 +03:00

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@rivo commented on GitHub (Mar 28, 2025):

Looks like a terminal application topic to me rather than a tview issue. You might want to get in touch with the developers of your terminal.

@rivo commented on GitHub (Mar 28, 2025): Looks like a terminal application topic to me rather than a `tview` issue. You might want to get in touch with the developers of your terminal.