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Re: Solarized

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Post by alwillis » Mon, Oct 31, 2022, 3:24 AM UTC

onionisafruit wrote: post #9

Any time I use some new software that can be themed I look for the solarized dark theme. It’s just dark enough without being too high contrast.

Same.

Haven’t used it lately; need to check if it’s been updated for truecolor terminal emulators like Kitty or WezTerm.

Big fan of Tokyo Night for Neovim these days: https://github.com/folke/tokyonight.nvim

Re: Solarized

#12

Post by masswerk » Mon, Oct 31, 2022, 3:40 AM UTC

Mind that the BBEdit information and format is out of date. Updated files can be found at the original project repository [1]. Moreover, due to containerization the "Color Schemes" directory has meanwhile moved and is now at

`~/Library/Containers/com.barebones.bbedit/Data/Library/Application\ Support/BBEdit/Color\ Schemes`.

(This can be simply navigated to from within BBEdit via the "BBEdit" menu > "Folders" > "Color Shemes". This will open the folder in the Finder, just copy the `*.bbColorScheme` files there.)

[1] https://github.com/rcarmo/textwrangler-bbedit-solarized

Re: Solarized

#13

Post by D13Fd » Mon, Oct 31, 2022, 4:14 AM UTC

I used Solarized for a long time, but now I’ve moved on to newer themes. For some reason Solarized just looks outdated to me.

Re: Solarized

#14

Post by AceJohnny2 » Mon, Oct 31, 2022, 4:17 AM UTC

I credit Solarized with setting the baseline allowing proper "dark" themes to be more commonplace. I'm going out on a limb, but perhaps macOS' Dark Mode, or VSCode's dark mode, wouldn't exist without Solarized blazing that path.

It's kinda funny how, before Solarized, I would see tons of gimmicky themes like some that were going for a Matrix or "classic terminal" feel, going all in on a certain theme but eschewing real usefulness. I want my basic terminal colors to remain adjacent to their intended hues! I want different keywords/tokens in my code to be distinguishable!

Ethan's application of color theory/science to the landscape was like a beacon in the darkness.

Before Solarized, I used Zenburn (I actually still do in some environments, I'm not too keen on the blueish hue of Solarized backround.) I also like Tango Light/Dark.

Re: Solarized

#15

Post by aorth » Mon, Oct 31, 2022, 4:53 AM UTC

flobosg wrote: post #5

Are there other light color schemes similar to Solarized? The only one I have found is “Base16 Atelier Dune Light”: https://base16.netlify.app/previews/base16-atelier-dune-ligh... EDIT: Thanks for the suggestions!

Selenized! Is also well thought out and available for the terminal, IDEs, vim, tmux, etc.

https://github.com/jan-warchol/selenized

Re: Solarized

#16

Post by andbberger » Mon, Oct 31, 2022, 5:03 AM UTC

D13Fd wrote: post #13

I used Solarized for a long time, but now I’ve moved on to newer themes. For some reason Solarized just looks outdated to me.

> but now I’ve moved on to newer themes

care to share?

Re: Solarized

#17

Post by jes5199 » Mon, Oct 31, 2022, 5:10 AM UTC

I’ve always felt like the contrast was too low, feels harder to read

Re: Solarized

#18

Post by monkpit » Mon, Oct 31, 2022, 5:20 AM UTC

andbberger wrote: post #16

D13Fd wrote: post #13

I used Solarized for a long time, but now I’ve moved on to newer themes. For some reason Solarized just looks outdated to me.

> but now I’ve moved on to newer themes care to share?

Not the poster but I personally really dig Oceanic Next

Re: Solarized

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Post by dang » Mon, Oct 31, 2022, 5:58 AM UTC

The Man Behind ‘Solarized,’ the Most Important Color Scheme in Computer History - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10525589 - Nov 2015 (1 comment)

Solarized on The Changelog - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3776077 - March 2012 (4 comments)

Solarized color theme for Emacs 24 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3308271 - Dec 2011 (11 comments)

Solarized - Color scheme for vim, mutt, terminal emulators - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2393976 - March 2011 (154 comments)

Re: Solarized

#20

Post by pjerem » Mon, Oct 31, 2022, 6:06 AM UTC

As someone with an important astigmatism, I cannot stare more than a few minutes at a dark background color scheme, even if I love their aesthetic.

So I’m stuck writing code all day long with light schemes.

In this context, Solarized is a gift and I’m grateful for it. I just cannot name another light color scheme you could stare at all day long without burning your eyes.