posit-dev / posit-dev/positron
UI: Colors for syntax highlighting in dark mode are perceived as too aggressive
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Description
We've gotten this feedback before but I am not finding an open issue currently; it came up during our alpha user feedback session. Folks feel that the default colors for syntax highlighting are too intense in dark mode; we haven't heard this from folks who use light mode.
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
The issue names no file, test, or entry point. Start by locating the dark-mode syntax-highlighting color definitions and comparing them with the light-mode defaults. Done requires an agreed, less-intense dark-mode palette and verification that the updated colors apply correctly.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- design, frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100