simurai / chameleon-syntax

A color shifting syntax theme for Atom.

Chameleon syntax theme

Warning: This is still experimental (see FAQ). Only use this theme together with the Chameleon UI theme (see under Install).

A color shifting syntax theme for Atom.

Examples

Instead of using the color picker, you can also edit your config.cson file.

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# 1
"chameleon-syntax":
  color:
    ac: "#49ff94"
    bg: "#383747"
    fg: "#7093a8"

# 2
"chameleon-syntax":
  color:
    ac: "#ffc465"
    bg: "#36302d"
    fg: "#71966c"

# 3
"chameleon-syntax":
  color:
    ac: "#5a5aff"
    bg: "#fffcf9"
    fg: "#8c847b"

Install

This theme isn’t published. But you can still try it out by installing it from Atom’s settings. Go to Settings > Install and then enter simurai/chameleon-syntax and click on the "Themes" button. It should show a card with an "Install" button. Don’t forget to also install simurai/chameleon-ui since they depend on each other.

Then switch to the "Themes" tab and pick Chameleon for both, UI and Syntax.

Settings

You can change the color scheme by going to Settings > Themes > chameleon-syntax Theme (or the cog icon next to the theme picker). There you can customize the background, text and accent color.

FAQ

Why isn’t this theme published?

This theme is pretty experimental and not all packages get updated with the right colors.

By convention, Atom themes have to define a list of Less variables that other packages will use to make their package look consistent with the rest of the UI. This theme uses custom properties (CSS variables) for its colors which unfortunately aren’t compatible with Less variables.

You can certainly use it, but there might be issues where certain areas are red. See next question.

I see red?

If you see red somewhere it means that package still needs to be overridden. Feel free to make an issue, but no guarantee that it will be fixed everywhere.