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Re: Show HN: I built a VS Code Theme Creator – easily make VS Code themes in browser

#31

This looks really really slick. The signup process only worked for me if I turned off tracking protection in Firefox. One bug, entering hex code aggressively tries to convert 3 digit into 6 digit. So you can't actually type a 6-digit hex code because as soon as you type the first 3 digits, it expands it into 6, so you have to like backspace and mess around with it to get the color you want. It would also be nice to h…

Thanks, I agree, going to look into this.

Re: Show HN: I built a VS Code Theme Creator – easily make VS Code themes in browser

#32

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Oooof just pushed a fix for that. It's a lot easier to make a theme in multiple 'sittings' instead of all at once. Your themes get stored under your account so you can come back to them later. Also used for posting the themes in the 'hub'. Localstorage seemed too flakey for theme data storage... it would be a really bad experience to lose an hours worth of theme data.

localStorage is fairly reliable. Far better than the login requirement. Maybe just make it clear to the user that their settings may be lost if they don't login? i.e. login to "hard save"

Agreed. I think localStorage is as well, but if that isn't the case then there's still other options. You can make login option, download the settings and upload later, save to Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud, etc.

Re: Show HN: I built a VS Code Theme Creator – easily make VS Code themes in browser

#33
This is very nice, but it's still not simple enough for me. It's too much work to sift through every nook and cranny changing individual colors. I would love a way to pick a palette of a handful of colors and then be given ways of rolling different color combinations.

This would be a great experience: 1. Override the colors on elements I'm interested in (background for instance) 2. Click an Auto button to generate the remaining colors based on my manual selections.

Re: Show HN: I built a VS Code Theme Creator – easily make VS Code themes in browser

#34
I've built themes before and one nice feature that I'm missing is color variables to avoid having to copy/paste the same RGB everywhere. It makes it much easier to play with various color schemes but also makes creating new themes from a template much easier.

Re: Show HN: I built a VS Code Theme Creator – easily make VS Code themes in browser

#38
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This is cool! I really enjoyed playing around. Some feedback: 1. Do not ask for signup before making a theme. There is so much power in allowing users play around without friction. You will get signups from users that are interested. 2. Make the editor preview itself a selection tool for various colors and other items. That would make it a whole lot easier to use 3. Allow grouping of colors. Some colors are always se…

Same, closed tab the moment I saw a sign-in screen.

Re: Show HN: I built a VS Code Theme Creator – easily make VS Code themes in browser

#39
I am always excited when I get to customize an app, but I always end up with hating the final results. Picking right color combinations & fonts is not an easy task!

So now I am at the point where I say, just leave it to the experts. They know better.

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