microsoft / microsoft/pxt-microbit
Custom Block Colors Per Theme
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- TypeScript
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Description
In the micro:bit dark theme, there are two categories (serial and control) that have very poor contrast against the workspace and toolbox. Ideally, we should be able to define separate block/category colors per theme, so we can adjust these accordingly.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the theme definitions and the block and category color configuration used by the editor. Reproduce the contrast problem in the micro:bit dark theme across the workspace and toolbox, then verify that serial and control colors can differ appropriately by theme.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- design, frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100