More subtle "statusBarItem.remoteForeground"

Question

More subtle "statusBarItem.remoteForeground"

Closed this issue 5 years ago · 6 comments

I suggest

    "statusBarItem.remoteForeground": "#7E7E7E",

to match the other status bar items

It's a bit jarring that it's #FF7A84

Answer 1 · 2019-10-11T16:00:49.000Z

Well, the if you look at other themes, the remote status bar item is intended to stand out:

So I intentionally removed the vibrant background and only used the foreground text to make it smoother:

Answer 2 · 2019-10-11T16:01:58.000Z

I understand the rationale. I like the clean look of all the item's in the status bar being the same. I'm not really sure why they single out the remote status bar item as being `special' . Feel free to close, as I have added this customization to my copy.

Answer 3 · 2019-10-11T16:08:53.000Z

It kinda also meshes will with the "min" theme philosophy "A minimal theme for Visual Studio Code "

Answer 4 · 2019-10-11T16:12:04.000Z

I'll leave this open to see if others feel the same way, I can go either way.

Answer 5 · 2019-12-11T16:23:32.000Z

This is now updated to match the rest of the status bar colors:

Answer 6 · 2019-12-11T19:26:19.000Z

@misolori I am a little late to the party, but I personally loved the red before. Now the status bar looks "bland" to me.