microsoft / microsoft/terminal
[Feature request] [Settings UI] Import a color scheme from a json file
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Description
Description of the new feature/enhancement
I was trying the new settings UI and I found that adding a new color scheme is actually harder than using the json editor. When using the json editor I can directly copy the colors. But with settings UI I cannot do that anymore, which frustrates me a bit. I'd like to propose the feature to import a json file as color scheme. This way all those color schemes in https://github.com/mbadolato/iTerm2-Color-Schemes/tree/master/windowsterminal can be used easily.
This is inspired by iTerm2 on macOS.
Proposed technical implementation details (optional)
Ideally it should be just adding a button, parse the json & save.
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start in the Settings UI color-scheme editor and compare it with the existing JSON editor workflow. Trace how color schemes are parsed and saved, then verify the proposed import works with the Windows Terminal schemes in the linked iTerm2-Color-Schemes directory.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100