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i know it's hard work but still find it hard to justify paying for colorscheme. Am I alone in this?

oaththrowaway 2y ago
No you are not
papashell 2y ago
Certainly not alone but it being something I use everyday and makes things just a little nicer for me, I was happy to pay for it I’ve spent money on way dumber things
Sceptre6 2y ago
Totally reasonable. I do think the price is fair- I've been using Monokai Pro for years. It feels like home. Compare that to say... going out for two drinks anywhere in North America. Or trying to buy popcorn at the movie theatre.
msephton 2y ago
I don't use the official Monokai Pro theme, I use a remake of it for Nova editor. But I still paid the Monokai creator as imho they have earned it. Pay it forward.
nutrie 2y ago
I’m picky and there just aren’t too many good ones, free or paid, so I’d probably pay some small amount.
indulona 2y ago
its pure nonsense.
monokai_nl 2y ago
This topic comes up from time to time, and I understand, this isn't for everyone. I've made it so you can use it for free, with only a periodic prompt to register. The Monokai Pro packages for Sublime Text and VSCode go beyond a simple set of colors. They offer UI theme customizations, multiple filters, easy switching between themes, and a custom icon pack, all designed to work together. Maintaining this takes ongoing effort to ensure compatibility with new UI elements and syntax changes as these editors evolve. In return, I ask for a modest fee to support the work involved.
- vintagedave 2y ago
  Much better than a subscription! A small, once-off cost for something that took work seems completely reasonable. Do you ask for a license to port Monokai to a new IDE? I'd love to extend it to one I work on and ship it with the product. Maybe that includes Pro?
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roydivision 2y ago
Nope, asking money for a colourscheme is ridiculous.
robertlagrant 2y ago
You likely spend far more on far more transient things. Why is it okay to spend $5 on a coffee that's gone after ten minutes, but not $12 on a font you'll use daily for years?
- max-privatevoid 2y ago
  The coffee is a tangible thing that required a lot of work to produce and deliver to you, and this work is required again the next time you want a coffee. The colorscheme is #19181a, #221f22, #2d2a2e, #fcfcfa, #ff6188, #fc9867, #ffd866, #a9dc76, #78dce8, #ab9df2, #c1c0c0, #939293, #727072, #5b595c, #403e41.
  - 0points 2y ago
    And how did you measure the time it took author to come up with this colorscheme? You seem to downplay the values of skills you do not possess.
  - robertlagrant 2y ago
    It's a colour scheme and icon set. And it's a one-off cost. The colour scheme also required a lot of work to produce.
tmtvl 2y ago
You may not be alone, but I have donated to Prot for the amazing Modus Operandi colour scheme. If it's something you really like, why not support the creator to try and encourage them to make more things you like?

No you are not

Certainly not alone but it being something I use everyday and makes things just a little nicer for me, I was happy to pay for it I’ve spent money on way dumber things

Sceptre6 2y ago

Totally reasonable. I do think the price is fair- I've been using Monokai Pro for years. It feels like home. Compare that to say... going out for two drinks anywhere in North America. Or trying to buy popcorn at the movie theatre.

msephton 2y ago

I don't use the official Monokai Pro theme, I use a remake of it for Nova editor. But I still paid the Monokai creator as imho they have earned it. Pay it forward.

nutrie 2y ago

I’m picky and there just aren’t too many good ones, free or paid, so I’d probably pay some small amount.

indulona 2y ago

its pure nonsense.

monokai_nl 2y ago

This topic comes up from time to time, and I understand, this isn't for everyone. I've made it so you can use it for free, with only a periodic prompt to register. The Monokai Pro packages for Sublime Text and VSCode go beyond a simple set of colors. They offer UI theme customizations, multiple filters, easy switching between themes, and a custom icon pack, all designed to work together. Maintaining this takes ongoing effort to ensure compatibility with new UI elements and syntax changes as these editors evolve. In return, I ask for a modest fee to support the work involved.

vintagedave 2y ago
Much better than a subscription! A small, once-off cost for something that took work seems completely reasonable. Do you ask for a license to port Monokai to a new IDE? I'd love to extend it to one I work on and ship it with the product. Maybe that includes Pro?

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roydivision 2y ago

Nope, asking money for a colourscheme is ridiculous.

robertlagrant 2y ago

You likely spend far more on far more transient things. Why is it okay to spend $5 on a coffee that's gone after ten minutes, but not $12 on a font you'll use daily for years?

max-privatevoid 2y ago
The coffee is a tangible thing that required a lot of work to produce and deliver to you, and this work is required again the next time you want a coffee. The colorscheme is #19181a, #221f22, #2d2a2e, #fcfcfa, #ff6188, #fc9867, #ffd866, #a9dc76, #78dce8, #ab9df2, #c1c0c0, #939293, #727072, #5b595c, #403e41.
- 0points 2y ago
  And how did you measure the time it took author to come up with this colorscheme? You seem to downplay the values of skills you do not possess.
- robertlagrant 2y ago
  It's a colour scheme and icon set. And it's a one-off cost. The colour scheme also required a lot of work to produce.

tmtvl 2y ago

You may not be alone, but I have donated to Prot for the amazing Modus Operandi colour scheme. If it's something you really like, why not support the creator to try and encourage them to make more things you like?