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microsoft / VS-ColorThemes

Visual Studio Extension that installs additional color themes
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=JustinClareburtMSFT.ColorThemesforVisualStudio
MIT License
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How does one actually use this? #82

Closed Matlauk closed 4 years ago

Matlauk commented 5 years ago

I'm sure it's a great extension but given it's age and not having a single instruction seems a little out of place. All I really need to know is where to find it.

geekcyclist commented 5 years ago
  1. Download and install the extension
  2. Restart Visual Studio
  3. Navigate to Tools > Options > Color Theme

You should see a long list of available themes like this themes

phonetagger commented 5 years ago

Wow, I would never have even realized VS-ColorThemes was working if it weren't for @MJLaukala 's issue ticket; I kept looking for a toolbar icon or options menu top-level item that said "Visual Studio Color Themes" or "VS-ColorThemes". I would strongly upvote this issue; I considered just uninstalling it since it looked like it wasn't even working; then I thought I should at least post an issue so someone knows why I uninstalled it, then I saw this issue ticket. @geekcyclist 's response here should be the first thing shown at the top of the title page, even before the section about "Steps to create a custom theme for this project".

justcla commented 5 years ago

Sorry this extension didn't provide any instructions on how to change themes.

The official extension (Color Themes Editor) automatically opens the color themes.

This extension is just a themes pack.

I'm sure I'll never find the time to add a yellow bar at the start of VS (which, I agree is an excellent idea). But I might be able to update the instructions on the Marketplace website.

phonetagger commented 5 years ago

No need to add a yellow bar at the start of VS (I'm not really sure what you mean by that anyway), just the info in geekcyclist's post is quite sufficient, if you just post that at the top of the Github page and maybe also on the Marketplace page.

drewnoakes commented 5 years ago

Information added in #84.