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Dark ISE Theme

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Description

So I'm thinking about adding a dark theme to go along with the ISE theme added this spring. My thoughts are that I'd like to keep the console colors as-is, but have dark theming in the editor. Also, I haven't decided whether the UI theming should be kept light like the current PowerShell ISE theme, or whether it should follow the editor theme.

Also, before I begin I'd like to get others thoughts on what they would like in a dark theme for the PowerShell extension. Some of the popular dark themes from other editors are Solarized, Monokai, Dracula,etc. Also, I just found a theme for VSCode from Cometeer called Spacemacs which is quite nice. If you're interested in a dark theme for PowerShell, please reply here with ideas for how you'd like it to look.

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing the issue discussion and the existing ISE theme implementation in the extension. Clarify whether the console remains unchanged and whether the UI follows the editor theme or stays light; done means the theme scope and visual direction are agreed before implementation begins.

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Assessment

Tech stack
powershell, typescript, vscode
Domain
design, devtools, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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