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Show HN: Cobalt2 theme and colour scheme for Sublime Text

80 points by wesbos 12y ago

mparramon 12y ago
Is it available for Atom?
- wesbos 12y ago
  I've started a port - the sidebar icons aren't there yet but the code highlighting is - https://github.com/wesbos/cobalt2-atom https://github.com/wesbos/cobalt2-atom
Joyfield 12y ago
Would love this for Ultraedit && Notepad++. PEople would probably pay at least a dollar for this.
- wesbos 12y ago
  I've ported it to Iterm and Zsh (https://github.com/wesbos/Cobalt2-iterm https://github.com/wesbos/Cobalt2-iterm) as well as Atom (https://github.com/wesbos/Cobalt2-atom https://github.com/wesbos/Cobalt2-atom). If anyone wants to port to another editor, I'd be happy to let you use the name.
  - wesbos 12y ago
    Oh and for Alfred too! https://github.com/wesbos/Cobalt2-Alfred-Theme https://github.com/wesbos/Cobalt2-Alfred-Theme
  - bratsche 12y ago
    Getting this on MonoDevelop would be great!
  - jarin 12y ago
    I would definitely like to see this ported to vim, I'm just not sure where to get started on that.
skrowl 12y ago
Now that Brackets.io is 1.0 and Atom is getting more mature, is Sublime Text really still relevant? It should go FOSS to stay competitive.
- cr3ative 12y ago
  Can Atom open files larger than 2MB yet?
  - Mtinie 12y ago
    I ran into the limitation this morning, so as of 0.140.0, the answer is still "No" :(
    - jason_slack 12y ago
      They have 0.146.0 out now.
- matthewmacleod 12y ago
  I don't really know that this is true. Sublime is a zillion times faster than Atom, and brackets isn't something that enters into the same league as either. I don't see how open-sourcing will help it.
  - Luc 12y ago
    Sublime Text appears to be developed by someone who actively shuns his users, though.
    - robin_reala 12y ago
      Given the speed difference I’m less bothered by a little bit of user shunning.
    - coldtea 12y ago
      Still better than a ho-hum editor from user-lovers like Atom or Brackets...
RDDavies 12y ago
Hmm. The left navigation stuff doesn't seem to update.
- wesbos 12y ago
  Read the readme - you need to enable the theme (different than the colour scheme) in your settings file: `"theme": "Cobalt2.sublime-theme"`
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Raphmedia 12y ago
I would love a darker variant of this theme. Everything is so bright... !
benaiah 12y ago
I would greatly appreciate it if this made it into an Emacs theme, though a really good Emacs theme tends to be quite a bit more involved than a ST2 theme, since there's so much more to theme.
- cryon 12y ago
  There is https://github.com/cryon/subatomic https://github.com/cryon/subatomic which is kind of a mix between cobalt and zenburn.
- mswift42 12y ago
  You can easily roll your own Emacs theme with this Emacs theme creator https://github.com/mswift42/theme-creator https://github.com/mswift42/theme-creator.
jason_madigan 12y ago
Needed to restart before the Sidebar updated - but looks good!
jcampbell1 12y ago
I do not understand why people code on a dark background. I get the CRT retro aesthetic, but it is less readable on modern screens. Reflections on glossy displays become a problem. When was the last time you saw a website with a black background? I can't tell if people coding on dark backgrounds are hipsters, or just don't know any better.
- wesbos 12y ago
  prolly jus hipsters
- jarin 12y ago
  I can't explain why, but for me prose is easier to read on a light background and code is easier to read on a dark background. I imagine it has something to do with proportional fonts vs. monospace fonts and how the eye distinguishes the characters. Edit: I think it may also have to do with the ability to distinguish colors used in syntax highlighting.
- rgrieselhuber 12y ago
  It might be a holdover from when I first learned to code, but I can't get into any sort of flow when trying to program on a light background.
- Aldo_MX 12y ago
  It's less tiresome for your eyes, eventually your eyes will demand you to use dark color schemes.
  - jcampbell1 12y ago
    The opposite is true. The screen should match the ambient lighting of the room. Eye strain is caused by constant iris resizing. Looking at the screen, and the wall next to the screen shouldn't require you eye to adjust.
  - Flow 12y ago
    I can recommend f.lux. With it the whole environment becomes of about the same light. Without it, and with a dark theme in your code editor you have one level of light, and when you switch to a web browser you can bombarded by photons. :-/
alexeyza 12y ago
Very cool theme.
jaigouk 12y ago
I love it. coffee / js icons in sidebar are very useful. :D
hadees 12y ago
I wish there was a base16 (https://github.com/chriskempson/base16 https://github.com/chriskempson/base16) theme that fully skinned sublime like this does.
- jrolfs 12y ago
  It's not too hard, I adapted Ian Hill's Soda (which clearly was also used for a lot of the UI in this theme) to Solarized for the same reason here: https://github.com/jrolfs/sodarized https://github.com/jrolfs/sodarized. I'd be happy to answer any questions about doing so for base16.
vegancap 12y ago
Oh man, I love those icons! Great stuff!
astral303 12y ago
Very nice, reminds me of the old Borland Turbo Pascal and Turbo C colors.
CWIZO 12y ago
Wait, I thought it's not possible to style the sidebar in ST (or at least not much)? I was searching for a plugin that would show Git status in my sidebar (as Atom does) but everywhere I looked people were saying it's not possible because of this limitation in ST. Looks very good btw.
- wesbos 12y ago
  There is no sidebar API, yet. But in the latest ST3 release they allow for custom icons. Hopefully we will see more sidebar APIs so we can do things like color code files based on their git status.
- eam 12y ago
  I've been using this plugin for git status: https://sublime.wbond.net/packages/GitGutter https://sublime.wbond.net/packages/GitGutter
plingamp 12y ago
Looks cool, but this is still my favorite theme for Sublime: http://kkga.github.io/spacegray/ http://kkga.github.io/spacegray/
- rmsaksida 12y ago
  My favorite as well. It's also a perfect match for the Numix desktop theme, which I find lovely: https://numixproject.org/ https://numixproject.org/
padho 12y ago
You did a great job bro!
mwagstaff 12y ago
Great looking theme, although I'm a real fan of Brogrammer. Dodgy name, but very stylish. https://github.com/kenwheeler/brogrammer-theme https://github.com/kenwheeler/brogrammer-theme

80 points by wesbos 12y ago

mparramon 12y ago

Is it available for Atom?

wesbos 12y ago
I've started a port - the sidebar icons aren't there yet but the code highlighting is - https://github.com/wesbos/cobalt2-atom https://github.com/wesbos/cobalt2-atom

Joyfield 12y ago

Would love this for Ultraedit && Notepad++. PEople would probably pay at least a dollar for this.

wesbos 12y ago
I've ported it to Iterm and Zsh (https://github.com/wesbos/Cobalt2-iterm https://github.com/wesbos/Cobalt2-iterm) as well as Atom (https://github.com/wesbos/Cobalt2-atom https://github.com/wesbos/Cobalt2-atom). If anyone wants to port to another editor, I'd be happy to let you use the name.
- wesbos 12y ago
  Oh and for Alfred too! https://github.com/wesbos/Cobalt2-Alfred-Theme https://github.com/wesbos/Cobalt2-Alfred-Theme
- bratsche 12y ago
  Getting this on MonoDevelop would be great!
- jarin 12y ago
  I would definitely like to see this ported to vim, I'm just not sure where to get started on that.

skrowl 12y ago

Now that Brackets.io is 1.0 and Atom is getting more mature, is Sublime Text really still relevant? It should go FOSS to stay competitive.

cr3ative 12y ago
Can Atom open files larger than 2MB yet?
- Mtinie 12y ago
  I ran into the limitation this morning, so as of 0.140.0, the answer is still "No" :(
  - jason_slack 12y ago
    They have 0.146.0 out now.
matthewmacleod 12y ago
I don't really know that this is true. Sublime is a zillion times faster than Atom, and brackets isn't something that enters into the same league as either. I don't see how open-sourcing will help it.
- Luc 12y ago
  Sublime Text appears to be developed by someone who actively shuns his users, though.
  - robin_reala 12y ago
    Given the speed difference I’m less bothered by a little bit of user shunning.
  - coldtea 12y ago
    Still better than a ho-hum editor from user-lovers like Atom or Brackets...

RDDavies 12y ago

Hmm. The left navigation stuff doesn't seem to update.

wesbos 12y ago
Read the readme - you need to enable the theme (different than the colour scheme) in your settings file: `"theme": "Cobalt2.sublime-theme"`

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Raphmedia 12y ago

I would love a darker variant of this theme. Everything is so bright... !

benaiah 12y ago

I would greatly appreciate it if this made it into an Emacs theme, though a really good Emacs theme tends to be quite a bit more involved than a ST2 theme, since there's so much more to theme.

cryon 12y ago
There is https://github.com/cryon/subatomic https://github.com/cryon/subatomic which is kind of a mix between cobalt and zenburn.
mswift42 12y ago
You can easily roll your own Emacs theme with this Emacs theme creator https://github.com/mswift42/theme-creator https://github.com/mswift42/theme-creator.

jason_madigan 12y ago

Needed to restart before the Sidebar updated - but looks good!

jcampbell1 12y ago

I do not understand why people code on a dark background. I get the CRT retro aesthetic, but it is less readable on modern screens. Reflections on glossy displays become a problem. When was the last time you saw a website with a black background? I can't tell if people coding on dark backgrounds are hipsters, or just don't know any better.

wesbos 12y ago
prolly jus hipsters
jarin 12y ago
I can't explain why, but for me prose is easier to read on a light background and code is easier to read on a dark background. I imagine it has something to do with proportional fonts vs. monospace fonts and how the eye distinguishes the characters. Edit: I think it may also have to do with the ability to distinguish colors used in syntax highlighting.
rgrieselhuber 12y ago
It might be a holdover from when I first learned to code, but I can't get into any sort of flow when trying to program on a light background.
Aldo_MX 12y ago
It's less tiresome for your eyes, eventually your eyes will demand you to use dark color schemes.
- jcampbell1 12y ago
  The opposite is true. The screen should match the ambient lighting of the room. Eye strain is caused by constant iris resizing. Looking at the screen, and the wall next to the screen shouldn't require you eye to adjust.
- Flow 12y ago
  I can recommend f.lux. With it the whole environment becomes of about the same light. Without it, and with a dark theme in your code editor you have one level of light, and when you switch to a web browser you can bombarded by photons. :-/

alexeyza 12y ago

Very cool theme.

jaigouk 12y ago

I love it. coffee / js icons in sidebar are very useful. :D

hadees 12y ago

I wish there was a base16 (https://github.com/chriskempson/base16 https://github.com/chriskempson/base16) theme that fully skinned sublime like this does.

jrolfs 12y ago
It's not too hard, I adapted Ian Hill's Soda (which clearly was also used for a lot of the UI in this theme) to Solarized for the same reason here: https://github.com/jrolfs/sodarized https://github.com/jrolfs/sodarized. I'd be happy to answer any questions about doing so for base16.

vegancap 12y ago

Oh man, I love those icons! Great stuff!

astral303 12y ago

Very nice, reminds me of the old Borland Turbo Pascal and Turbo C colors.

CWIZO 12y ago

Wait, I thought it's not possible to style the sidebar in ST (or at least not much)? I was searching for a plugin that would show Git status in my sidebar (as Atom does) but everywhere I looked people were saying it's not possible because of this limitation in ST. Looks very good btw.

wesbos 12y ago
There is no sidebar API, yet. But in the latest ST3 release they allow for custom icons. Hopefully we will see more sidebar APIs so we can do things like color code files based on their git status.
eam 12y ago
I've been using this plugin for git status: https://sublime.wbond.net/packages/GitGutter https://sublime.wbond.net/packages/GitGutter

plingamp 12y ago

Looks cool, but this is still my favorite theme for Sublime: http://kkga.github.io/spacegray/ http://kkga.github.io/spacegray/

rmsaksida 12y ago
My favorite as well. It's also a perfect match for the Numix desktop theme, which I find lovely: https://numixproject.org/ https://numixproject.org/

padho 12y ago

You did a great job bro!

mwagstaff 12y ago

Great looking theme, although I'm a real fan of Brogrammer. Dodgy name, but very stylish. https://github.com/kenwheeler/brogrammer-theme https://github.com/kenwheeler/brogrammer-theme