eclipse-theia/theia

theming: support theming customizations through the preferences

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#8,060 opened on Jun 19, 2020

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Description

Feature Description:

The goal is to support customization of the theme through the preferences (settings.json). With this ability, end-users can easily customize their application's theme (such as the editor), in order to meet their needs and taste.

For example, I use the following theming customizations in my own vscode app (user settings):

"workbench.colorCustomizations": {
  "activityBar.background": "#181818",
  "editor.background": "#1D1D1D",
  "menu.background": "#222222",
  "panel.background": "#222222",
  "sideBar.background": "#1A1A1A",
  "statusBar.background": "#181818"
}

I'd like to see such customziations possible from the framework one day :smiley:

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Research direction
Examine the existing preference system in Eclipse Theia and how themes are currently implemented. Look for examples of color customization in the codebase, then propose a way to expose them via settings.json.
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