#Visual studio dark theme purple zip file#
Unpack the zip file in that folder.ģ) Open a ‘Developer Command Prompt for VS2012” window.
#Visual studio dark theme purple how to#
It seems like on Express you’d be forced to use only the Light/Dark themes… Well, that’s not true!īelow I’ll tell you how to install the color themes on a Visual Studio 2012 Express, and I’ll exemplify with the newly released Visual Studio Express for Windows Desktop.ġ) First, download the zip file – it contains the 7 pkgdef files defining the colors of the default themes from Matt’s extension.Ģ) Now, create a folder under " %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE\WDExpressExtensions”, and lets name it “ Themes”.
Unfortunately, the extension is not available for Express editions of Visual Studio (and usually Express editions don’t allow loading extensions). It also allows creating new themes, editing colors, etc. It adds a couple color themes such as Red, Green, Blue, Purple, Tan, Dark with Light editor, Light with Dark editor. However, while I absolutely like the Dark theme, and I could use the Light theme without problems, sometimes I’d prefer a bit more color.įor Visual Studio 2012 Professional/Premium/Ultimate there is a free Visual Studio 2012 Color Theme Editor extension that Matt Johnson wrote. Personally I think that’s an exaggeration. Many users have complained the Light theme is too gray, depressing and ugly, some went as far as to claim they’d commit suicide if they’d be forced to look a whole day to this UI. Visual Studio 2012 ships out of the box with 2 color themes, Light and Dark.
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