Itten Colour Theme for VS Code

An ANSI colour theme for Visual Studio Code inspired by the Farbkreis color wheel created by 20th century Swiss artist Johannes Itten [1]. For further information, see the main Itten Colour Theme repository.

The theme was created using the VS Code Color Theme Generator.

Installation

• Clone the repository using Git and then restart Visual Studio Code:

git clone https://github.com/grabpot/itten-vscode.git ~/.vscode/extensions/itten-vscode

• Alternatively, follow the instructions below to build the extension and then install the package from the Extensions panel and the 'Install from VSIX' option.
• Select the new theme from the Color Theme settings, found in Code > Settings > Theme > Color Theme (Hint: use the shorcut ⌘K⌘T to access the Color Theme Preferences).

Development

• Open the project in Visual Studio Code, then press F5 to open a new window with your extension loaded and follow the instructions above to select the new color theme.
• To build, and later publish, the extension, make sure Node.js is installed, and then run the following to install vsce, a command-line tool for building and publishing VS Code extensions:

npm install -g @vscode/vsce

• Use the command-line vsce tool to build the package, which will generate a .vsix file which can be installed following the istructions above:

vsce package

For futher information, including how to publish the extension, see the instructions on Publishing Extensions.

References

1. Itten, Johannes (1973). The Art of Color: the subjective experience and objective rationale of color. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. ISBN 0-442-24037-6.

Licence

This work is licensed under the GNU General Public License, Version 3.