Schemes

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What is Schemes?

Schemes is a visual style editor for creating syntax-highlighting themes used by GtkSourceView applications. It includes style scheme editing, syntax color configuration, and gtkSourceView themes.

Style scheme editing

Syntax color configuration

GtkSourceView themes

Is it a good fit?

Best suited to

Developers customizing code colors in GNOME source editors

Before you choose

Its themes target GtkSourceView rather than every editor format. Contrast and readability need checking in the actual editor environment.

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The application is distributed under GPL-3.0-or-later. The listed desktop or mobile software can be used on an ongoing basis without a software subscription. Its themes target GtkSourceView rather than every editor format.

The $0 price applies to the listed open source application. Its themes target GtkSourceView rather than every editor format.

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Why consider it

Brings style scheme editing and syntax color configuration into the same workflow.

Adjust a scheme against representative code, check contrast across token types, and load it in the target GtkSourceView editor to review the final appearance.

What to keep in mind

Its themes target GtkSourceView rather than every editor format.

Contrast and readability need checking in the actual editor environment.

How to use it well

Schemes fits developers customizing code colors in GNOME source editors. Adjust a scheme against representative code, check contrast across token types, and load it in the target GtkSourceView editor to review the final appearance.

Its themes target GtkSourceView rather than every editor format. Contrast and readability need checking in the actual editor environment. Keep working files under version control so subsequent changes can be reviewed and reversed.

A few things you might be wondering.

Is Schemes free?

The application is distributed under GPL-3.0-or-later. The listed desktop or mobile software can be used on an ongoing basis without a software subscription. Its themes target GtkSourceView rather than every editor format.

Can I use Schemes for style scheme editing?

Yes. Schemes includes style scheme editing. Adjust a scheme against representative code, check contrast across token types, and load it in the target GtkSourceView editor to review the final appearance.

Can a GtkSourceView scheme be used in every code editor?

Its themes target GtkSourceView rather than every editor format.

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