The default syntax colour/color scheme in Visual Studio seems to be stuck in the 16-colour era so once you've found your perfect font you are going to need a great theme to go with it.
Here is the theme I'm currently using at home (currently on a 42" 1900x1200 LCD TV until I can find space for my monitor) that a couple of people have asked for.
To to take full advantage of this theme you will need to download:
- Envy Code R for the syntax font with the italics hack
- PalmOS for the output window's tiny text
Alternatively you could remap it to your coding font of choice (but you won't get italics because of limitations within the Visual Studio IDE).
Download HumaneStudio theme (2KB, 14 Oct 2007)
To use simply unpack the zip file and go to Tools > Import and Export Settings from Visual Studio (2005 and later).
Humane is now available for TextMate & Xcode 3.
If this scheme doesn't appeal to you then why not try:
- Thomas Restrepo's schemes (dark backgrounds, my favourites)
- Scott Hanselman's scheme (dark background)
- Scott Hanselman's list of themes
- Jeff Atwood's schemes (dark & grey backgrounds)
- IDE Hot or Not (many schemes)
- Rob Conery's port of Vibrant Ink
[)amien
Yesterday I posted my color schema as well, inspired by Rob Conery's one (which I guess is quite similar ScottHa's one)
http://codeclimber.net.nz/archive/2007/10/12/Pimping-my-Visual-Studio.aspx
Thanks Damien!
Great font and great theme. My two new best friends :)
This is the first time I've moved away from the standard VS theme and I must say I do like this theme. It's so much easier on the old eyes!
Any chance of getting a version of this for Eclipse? I'd love to use this with Android Sans Mono.
Here's one of my own which I call "Indigo"...
http://qualcode.com/eBlog/post/2008/02/My-Visual-Studio-20052008-Theme--Indigo.aspx
- Wil
Excellent! Thanks for this.
Rock On Damien. Very nice theme. It has the feel of a canvas.
This is my vbsss:
http://idehotornot.ning.com/index.php/index/show?id=158009935