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StefanL38 opened this issue Dec 18, 2020 · 1 comment
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Hi everybody,

I want to modify the theme of the Arduino-IDE to a more real old-style editor-theme with dark backround.

I tried to find the identifier for braces () [] {}  because they stay black. I didn't find any identifier in the theme.txt-file that would be related to the braces. 

I even tried to use a dark-theme from version 1.8.12 where braces are white in the dark theme. Same result in the version 1.8.13 the braces are black.

Is it possible that the braces simply have been forgotten to assign a color?

As long as the backround-color is white a constant black color makes the braces perfectly visible  but not on a dark backround color.

The process of 

  • changing a hexadecimal color-value in this theme.txt-file 
  • re-starting the IDE to watch the result

is very uncomfortable and time-comsuming

I tried to find a complete list or explanation of all the items but I did'nt find anything yet.

So I'm asking here for advice. 

best regards Stefan

@per1234 per1234 added Component: IDE The Arduino IDE feature request A request to make an enhancement (not a bug fix) labels Dec 18, 2020
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per1234 commented Dec 19, 2020

I see from the associated forum post that @StefanL38 was successful in finding this theme property:
https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=718917.msg4830165#msg4830165

So the color of the braces is in the default.xml.

<style token="SEPARATOR" fg="ffffff" />

We already have an issue requesting that the Arduino IDE theme be made easier to modify, or at least have official documentation: #6454 so I'll go ahead and close this as resolved.

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