Design a new default color scheme for foot #1321

dnkl commented 2023年04月07日 15:03:27 +02:00

Versions up to 1.13 used a variant of "zenburn" as the default color scheme. In 1.14, we switched the default to a variant of solarized dark.

But, I think the time has come to design a new color scheme, unique to foot.

Requirements:

• It should be new, and unique to foot.
• It should be a "dark" theme.
• It should be accessible. That is, high contrast.
• It should follow the ANSI standard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code#3-bit_and_4-bit). That is, "black" should be black, "red" should be red, etc.
• The bright colors should be brighter than the "normal" colors, but still the "same" color.

If you want to give this a go, simply open up a PR with the new color scheme. The file should be formatted as a theme, and thus it should be possible to include= it directly, without reformatting anything.

Please mention this issue in the PR, for traceability. Also please attach an image to the PR, with e.g neofetch or something else that shows all colors.

To all others: please give a thumbs up to the theme(s) you like. Note that there's absolute no need to give any thumbs down. I'll ignore them, and just count the thumbs ups.

Versions up to 1.13 used a variant of "zenburn" as the default color scheme. In 1.14, we switched the default to a variant of solarized dark. But, I think the time has come to design a new color scheme, unique to foot. Requirements: * It should be new, and unique to foot. * It should be a "dark" theme. * It should be accessible. That is, high contrast. * It should follow the ANSI standard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code#3-bit_and_4-bit). That is, "black" should be black, "red" should be red, etc. * The bright colors should be brighter than the "normal" colors, but still the "same" color. If you want to give this a go, simply open up a PR with the new color scheme. The file should be formatted as a theme, and thus it should be possible to `include=` it directly, without reformatting anything. Please mention this issue in the PR, for traceability. Also please attach an image to the PR, with e.g neofetch or something else that shows all colors. **To all others: please give a thumbs up to the theme(s) you like. Note that there's absolute no need to give any thumbs down. I'll ignore them, and just count the thumbs ups.**

ayushnix commented 2023年04月07日 23:57:03 +02:00

I've added a PR for a new theme called Chiba Dark. A preview image has been attached here as well.

I've [added a PR](https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/pulls/1323) for a new theme called Chiba Dark. A preview image has been attached here as well.

dnkl commented 2023年04月14日 13:01:21 +02:00

People, please note that if you want your thumbs up to count as a vote, please do them in PR, not in comments here.

People, please note that if you want your thumbs up to count as a vote, please do them in PR, not in comments here.

CircleShift commented 2023年04月27日 02:13:48 +02:00

Here are some really basic colors in case anyone wants to play around with them
image

Related foot.ini

[colors]
foreground=dedeef
background=1a1a1a
regular0=1a1a1a
regular1=ef3a3a
regular2=3aef3a
regular3=d5e600
regular4=3a3aef
regular5=df3adf
regular6=3fdaef
regular7=dadada
bright0=5a5a5a
bright1=f3aaaa
bright2=aaf3aa
bright3=e0f380
bright4=aaaaf3
bright5=e5aae5
bright6=aae5f3
bright7=f3f3f3

Here are some really basic colors in case anyone wants to play around with them  Related foot.ini ``` [colors] foreground=dedeef background=1a1a1a regular0=1a1a1a regular1=ef3a3a regular2=3aef3a regular3=d5e600 regular4=3a3aef regular5=df3adf regular6=3fdaef regular7=dadada bright0=5a5a5a bright1=f3aaaa bright2=aaf3aa bright3=e0f380 bright4=aaaaf3 bright5=e5aae5 bright6=aae5f3 bright7=f3f3f3 ```

mkhl commented 2023年07月12日 19:14:41 +02:00

For people really interested in contrast and accessibility for terminal themes, Calvin Walton put together a terminal palette test page that styles the output of a bunch of terminal programs with terminal themes and lets you check the WCAG rating of the various combinations happening in the wild.

One has to translate the theme to CSS for that but apart from that getting the thing running locally was very easy last I tried.

For people really interested in contrast and accessibility for terminal themes, Calvin Walton put together [a terminal palette test page](https://kepstin.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/terminal-palette/) that styles the output of a bunch of terminal programs with terminal themes and lets you check the WCAG rating of the various combinations happening in the wild. One has to translate the theme to CSS for that but apart from that getting the thing running locally was very easy last I tried.

dnkl commented 2023年07月14日 08:20:14 +02:00

@mkhl appreciate the link, thanks!

@mkhl appreciate the link, thanks!

dnkl commented 2023年07月14日 08:21:40 +02:00

Alright! At the time of writing this, we have

• #1323: 8 votes
• #1331: 10 votes (hearts not counted, since the same people also gave thumbs up)
• #1346: 1 vote

Thus, the winner is #1331 🎉🎆

Alright! At the time of writing this, we have * https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/pulls/1323: 8 votes * https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/pulls/1331: 10 votes (hearts not counted, since the same people also gave thumbs up) * https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/pulls/1346: 1 vote Thus, the winner is https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/pulls/1331 🎉🎆