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https://github.com/manekinekko/windows-nt-vscode-theme

A Windows NT/2000 theme for VS Code 🎉
https://github.com/manekinekko/windows-nt-vscode-theme

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A Windows NT/2000 theme for VS Code 🎉

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# A Windows NT/2000 theme for VS Code





  




## Install



### From Visual Studio Marketplace



1. Go to [Visual Studio Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=wassimdev.windows-nt-vscode-theme).

2. Click on the "Install" button.

3. Then [select a theme](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/themes#_selecting-the-color-theme). Currently the following themes are available:

    - `Windows NT`



### From VS Code



1. Open the extension view ⇧⌘X

2. Search for `@category:"themes" windows NT`

3. Locate the theme and click "Install"



## Selecting the Color Theme



1. In VS Code, open the Color Theme picker with `File > Preferences > Color Theme`. (`Code > Preferences > Color Theme` on macOS).

1. You can also use the keyboard shortcut ⌘K ⌘T to display the picker.

1. Use the cursor keys to preview.

1. Select "Windows NT" and press Enter.



## Override this theme



You can also override this (or any other) theme in your personal config file. Please follow the guide in the [color theme](https://code.visualstudio.com/api/extension-guides/color-theme) documentation.



## Contribute



1. Clone and open this [repo](https://github.com/manekinekko/windows-nt-vscode-theme) in VS Code

1. Press `F5` to open a new window with your extension loaded

2. Open `Code > Preferences > Color Theme` ⌘k ⌘t and pick the "Windows NT"

3. Update files under [`/themes/`](https://github.com/manekinekko/windows-nt-vscode-theme/blob/main/themes/) or [`/fileicons/`](https://github.com/manekinekko/windows-nt-vscode-theme/blob/main/fileicons/) folders.

    - **UI**: For all changes to the "outer UI", like (status bar, file navigation etc.), take a look at the [Theme Color](https://code.visualstudio.com/api/references/theme-color) reference.

    - **Syntax**: For changes to the "code highlighting", examine the syntax scopes by invoking the [`Developer: Inspect Editor Tokens and Scopes`](https://code.visualstudio.com/api/language-extensions/syntax-highlight-guide#scope-inspector) command from the Command Palette (`Ctrl+Shift+P` or `Cmd+Shift+P` on Mac) in the Extension Development Host window.

    - **Icons**: For changes to the icons, take a look at the [File Icon Theme](https://code.visualstudio.com/api/extension-guides/file-icon-theme) reference.

4. Commit your changes and open a PR.



Note:



- Changes to the theme files are automatically applied to the Extension Development Host window, so no reloading should be necessary.



## Publish



1. Squash and merge Pull Requests that are ready to be published into `main`.

1. Run `npm run package -- [version]`. Follow the [SemVer](https://semver.org) convention and replace `[version]` with one of the following options:

    - `patch` for bug fixes

    - `minor` for improvements

    - `major` for breaking or bigger changes

1. Push your changes to GitHub

1. Run `npm run release` to publish the theme on the Marketplace.



## Credits



This theme was inspired by the official Windows 98 / Windows 2000 / Windows NT themes. The Code Editor theme scheme was inspired by the default Light (Visual Studio) theme shipped by VS Code. File icons are credited to [Alex Meub](https://win98icons.alexmeub.com/).