[TxMt] Re: Default color for Embedded Source

[Jacob Rus]

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