The Visual Studio 2012 Color Theme Editor is an extension released at http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/366ad100-0003-4c9a-81a8-337d4e7ace05 that allows Visual Studio 2012 users to select alternate color themes. While trying this new extension I found a few issues:
- After installing the extension the background and connector line color selection of the EF Designer surface stops reacting to theme changes.
- Grid lines of the Mapping Details window look darker than similar lines in other windows, e.g. the property grid.
- Default header color for entities would look better if it followed the background selection color of the theme (currently it is hardcoded to the same color used in the standard Dark and Light theme).
Comments: I investigated some of the color choices using the theme editor extension. Currently it uses 'Environment->EnvironmentBackground,' which incorrectly links the grid line color with the overall VS theme background color. Matthew Johnson recommended using 'HeaderColors->SeparatorLineColor,' which the Color Theme Editor itself uses. In Light and Dark themes this option looks a bit more pronounced than before, but it still looks fine. Alternatively it could be something like 'Environment->AccentPale' which is closer EnvironmentBackground but fixes the issue in colored themes. I've attached screenshots comparing each of the three themes across each of the three possible color values I listed.
- After installing the extension the background and connector line color selection of the EF Designer surface stops reacting to theme changes.
- Grid lines of the Mapping Details window look darker than similar lines in other windows, e.g. the property grid.
- Default header color for entities would look better if it followed the background selection color of the theme (currently it is hardcoded to the same color used in the standard Dark and Light theme).
Comments: I investigated some of the color choices using the theme editor extension. Currently it uses 'Environment->EnvironmentBackground,' which incorrectly links the grid line color with the overall VS theme background color. Matthew Johnson recommended using 'HeaderColors->SeparatorLineColor,' which the Color Theme Editor itself uses. In Light and Dark themes this option looks a bit more pronounced than before, but it still looks fine. Alternatively it could be something like 'Environment->AccentPale' which is closer EnvironmentBackground but fixes the issue in colored themes. I've attached screenshots comparing each of the three themes across each of the three possible color values I listed.