16 Mar
2007
16 Mar
'07
2:52 p.m.
Hi, Mac Classic theme users.
I don't use this theme myself, but am about to record an AppleScript
screencast, and want to stick with something simple and straightforward.
So... a year ago, there was this nice discussion:
Trevor Harmon wrote (on 2/27/06!):
TextMate has a syntax element called "Embedded
Source", which is used
for things like the lstlisting environment in LaTeX or JavaScript
code embedded in HTML. The default background color for this element
is a light blue, which is almost identical to the light blue used for
selected text. Because of the similarity, I always get confused and
think I've inadvertently selected some embedded source. I'm wondering
why there is such a similarity between these colors. Was it
deliberate (and if so, what was the reason?) or was this an
oversight?
Allan Odgaard wrote (on 2/27/06):
Plus most of us are coders, hence stylistically
challenged :)
Personally I would welcome suggestions for a new Embedded Source
color for the Mac Classic theme!
Chris Thomas wrote (on 2/28/06):
TextMate is the first Mac editor of any vintage
capable of supporting
embedded source, as far as I'm aware.
I'd be totally happy for someone to say "thou shalt use _this_ color
for embedded source backgrounds in Mac Classic." I did intend to
revisit that color, but haven't gotten back to it. Better suggestions
always welcome.
Well, I didn't change the 'embedded source' background color, as I don't
want to impose my aesthetic vision on a theme I don't even use. But
what I *did* do instead was triple the saturation of the selection
color, simultaneously dropping its opacity by 2/3. This means that it
should look identical against a white background, but should be
considerably more noticeable against the light blue 'embedded source'
background.
Enjoy!
-Jacob Rus