IDE Colors

[Dimster]

A while ago there was a thread which a number of members had some great suggestions on the color combinations they were using for their IDE. I can't seem to find that thread, could it have been deleted? It also seemed I was only able to search 6 pages of various threads, if there are more pages how would I access them? Thanks

[Pete]

I do not recall and did not delete such a thread, but I suppose another admin may have, but we don't make it a habit to remove perfectly good threads, regardless of age.

If you can recall who authored the thread, or if you, or anyone you can recall, posted to the thread, go to the member tab under the QB64PE banner, click it, look up the member's name, click the member's name, and then look to the left for the links that show: Find all threads, and Find all posts. If you can remember the author, do the thread search, otherwise try the post search. Results will appear chronologically, so if you also have an idea of the time frame, you can ignore posts or threads that are not within that range.

Pete

[Dimster]

Thanks Pete

[bplus]

I remember TempodiBasic talking about color schemes and found this:
https://qb64phoenix.com/forum/showthread...lor+scheme

here is a snap of my saved schemes and location found:
   

yeah I've yet to update QB64pe to 4.2

[Dimster]

Thanks b - you know the thread may have been on the old forum. As I recall the various contributors were not providing scheme codes as you have listed but rather offering what backgrounds went well with the different options and colors that did not show up well. I think there was some RGB mix thrown in there. But, I really do need to give up smoking stuff. Messing with IDE colors is fun all on its own, not finding that thread is not a big deal.

[SMcNeill]

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Config.txt v 1.4  config.ini v1.5 (QB64 folder /Internal then look for config.ini file)
copy/paste after Heading Color Scheme QB64 v x.x /internal/config.ini

[IDE COLOR SCHEMES]
Instructions1="Create custom color schemes in the IDE (Options->IDE Colors)."
Instructions2="Custom color schemes will be stored in this section."
Scheme11$ = "QB64 Spooky|245245245200000000000118206128128245118000118255255255000000000128255255128000100"
Scheme10$ = "QB64 Candy Corn|245245245157255000245206088255157000118039010255255255235088000000147147059000100"
Scheme9$ = "Dark Violet|170000255220110000245010140020177070060255060049186245011022029020020000000147177"
Scheme8$ = "QB64 HOT|180000000140190000245128177200200010085000255090100255200100000226108000150000100"
Scheme7$ = "QB64 BLACK|125125125140130120255050125255255085085000255085200186000000000177108000100000147"
Scheme6$ = "QB64 GREEN|000255000147206100100050125255255085085000255085200186000125000177108000100000147"
Scheme5$ = "QB64 BLUE|000000255147206100120255140255255085085255085085255177000000128177108000100147000"
Scheme4$ = "QB64 RED|255000000147196088120255140255255085085255085085255255125000000000108177000147100"
Scheme3$ = "QB64 DARK Steve|226226226147196235245128177255255085085255085085255255000000000000108177000147177"
Scheme2$ = "DarkSun|255255255255045020000245000255140000020255085120255000000000000150130000245147177"
Scheme1$ = "Dark Zepelin|255255255216000235000245000050255000085255085255255000000000000000108177000147177"
Scheme12$=Charcoal|157157157098098098196137000255226078245049000118118118029029029010010010059000100
Scheme13$=PreCharcoal|118118118000147000069069069255157000167118255157157157029029029010010010059000100
Scheme14$=Forest|049177069000137049255206010000196147167088039147137245039020000000000000000147177
Scheme15$=Xmas|255255255000196000245226000049137049085255085000255177088010010000000000000000100
Scheme16$ = "Pastel|226226196049235216196128226128255049255206049137128108043045037010000020088088088"
Scheme17$=XmasSnow|128000000000108000118196000049137049069147010186039078235235255216206216000000235
Scheme18$=xmas|000186000255088069255255255255255085255128000085255255000020000000060000255255060

[SMcNeill]

I had to look for where you would want to put those in a modern version of QB64PE.  We've moved and sorted things a bit, so the config file isn't in the same place where it used to be.   Where you want to be is:

QB64PE FOLDER\settings\config.ini      <-- at this file.

Scroll down until you see the part that says the following:

[IDE COLOR SCHEMES]
Instructions1="Create custom color schemes in the IDE (Options->IDE Colors)."
Instructions2="Custom color schemes will be stored in this section."

Paste the schemes from above down below that area.  You don't need the header or instructions; simply paste starting with the line reading Scheme11$.

When you start QB64PE, from that point on, you'll always have the above schemes available for choosing from and using whenever you wish.  That's the whole list of all the old schemes that I could find and round up, collected in one simple place for ease of pasting and inserting into your config file.  

Enjoy, one and all! 

[Dimster]

OK, you're smoking better shit - those are some interesting colors. Thanks Steve.

[SMcNeill]

Personally, my favorite is the "Dark Steve", which is basically the standard IDE scheme but with a nice black background for high contrast and ease of reading.  I find it reduces my eye strain and such more than anything else which I've tried out of that whole list of options.

[Pete]

I prefer Pastel Pete... I mean Pistol Pete. Damn hormone replacement therapy!

Pete