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Re: Solarized

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Post by cpojer »

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!

Check out licht-theme: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=cnakazaw...

And the corresponding dunkel-theme: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=cnakazaw...

I have a bunch of set-up tips on how to use these across all tools here: https://cpojer.net/posts/the-perfect-development-environment

Re: Solarized

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Post by tommica »

pjerem wrote: post #20

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.

I've found both gruvbox and github light theme to be something that my eyes can handle.

Re: Solarized

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Post by tommica »

aorth wrote: post #15
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

Nice share, gotta check this one out!

Re: Solarized

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Post by sbuk »

pjerem wrote: post #20

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.

I’m a weird freakish anomaly that actually prefers lighter color schemes. I’ve found that, with some tweaks, the default light scheme in Sublime Text to be pretty awesome. It’s calle Breakers. The greys are a little too light, but I find there is a bit more contrast than Solarized.

Re: Solarized

#25

Post by sbuk »

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!

Just posted this in response to another thread. If you’re a Sublime Text user, you might like Breakers.

Re: Solarized

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Post by Archelaos »

On my screen, Base 2 and Base 3 or respectively Base 02 and Base 03 appear to be quite close. The difference seems to be sufficient for highlighting a whole line, but when used to highlight individual characters they do not stick out enough, so that I need to search for them on the screen.

Re: Solarized

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Post by bpye »

pjerem wrote: post #20

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.

Yep. I tried for a while to use dark themes but eventually realised they were making it worse, not better. Even if Solarized isn't the best light theme in existence, it's also available either built in or an extension for practically every tool I use.

Re: Solarized

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Post by luispauloml »

pjerem wrote: post #20

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.

Up until I read your comment, I never really made any association between my astigmatism and my discomfort with dark themes. Now it all makes sense. Also, since too much white was never a problem for me, my theme of choice in Emacs is Nano Light¹ and Solarized anywhere else.

¹ https://github.com/rougier/nano-theme

Re: Solarized

#30

Post by aszantu »

and here I am, clicking on this because I thought it's about solar power, can we stop this trend of using words for products that already have some other meaning?
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