Loss my IDE colors.

[Dimster]

So here's something strange. I shut down my computer last night as I normally do. When I powered up this morning all my qb64 programs lost the IDE colors which I had set. They all powered up this morning in the default IDE dark blue. And of course I did not keep a record of the IDE colors which were helping me determine which of the programs were working ok v's those that needed more help. Has this happened to anyone else? An idea what I may have done to cause it? I'm using the 64 bit v2.0. (as the v2.0.1 and v2.0.2 do not have changes material to my programs I have not updated these changes. Not sure if updating to the latest would have saved me in this case?)

[bplus]

Assuming you did save color scheme name, what's you IDE Color section look like?

Mine is this:

Code: QB64: [Select]

1. Config.txt v 1.4  config.ini v1.5 (QB64 folder /Internal then look for config.ini file)
2. copy/paste after Heading Color Scheme QB64 v x.x /internal/config.ini
3.  
4. [IDE COLOR SCHEMES]
5. Instructions1="Create custom color schemes in the IDE (Options->IDE Colors)."
6. Instructions2="Custom color schemes will be stored in this section."
7. Scheme11$ = "QB64 Spooky|245245245200000000000118206128128245118000118255255255000000000128255255128000100"
8. Scheme10$ = "QB64 Candy Corn|245245245157255000245206088255157000118039010255255255235088000000147147059000100"
9. Scheme9$ = "Dark Violet|170000255220110000245010140020177070060255060049186245011022029020020000000147177"
10. Scheme8$ = "QB64 HOT|180000000140190000245128177200200010085000255090100255200100000226108000150000100"
11. Scheme7$ = "QB64 BLACK|125125125140130120255050125255255085085000255085200186000000000177108000100000147"
12. Scheme6$ = "QB64 GREEN|000255000147206100100050125255255085085000255085200186000125000177108000100000147"
13. Scheme5$ = "QB64 BLUE|000000255147206100120255140255255085085255085085255177000000128177108000100147000"
14. Scheme4$ = "QB64 RED|255000000147196088120255140255255085085255085085255255125000000000108177000147100"
15. Scheme3$ = "QB64 DARK Steve|226226226147196235245128177255255085085255085085255255000000000000108177000147177"
16. Scheme2$ = "DarkSun|255255255255045020000245000255140000020255085120255000000000000150130000245147177"
17. Scheme1$ = "Dark Zepelin|255255255216000235000245000050255000085255085255255000000000000000108177000147177"
18. Scheme12$=Charcoal|157157157098098098196137000255226078245049000118118118029029029010010010059000100
19. Scheme13$=PreCharcoal|118118118000147000069069069255157000167118255157157157029029029010010010059000100
20. Scheme14$=Forest|049177069000137049255206010000196147167088039147137245039020000000000000000147177
21. Scheme15$=0
22.  

[Dimster]

You know, I didn't realize I could name and save the color scheme. I went back to the IDE and I can see how to do that but I just missed that option as it appeared the various schemes I had, saved themselves when the program was saved. Thanks of pointing this feature out. I wonder if I had of done that, that I wouldn't have lost them?

Anyway... no big deal, just an inconvenience.

[johnno56]

I detect a need for a tutorial on how to load, save and create IDE colour schemes... Nudge, nudge, wink, wink.
Perhaps, in keeping with the up and coming season, a Christmas colour scheme...

Just a thought...  Any takers?

[johnno56]

Ok. Here is a sample of one that I just whipped up...

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This is the scheme: Scheme20$=xmas|000186000255088069255255255255255085255128000085255255000020000000060000255255060

[Dimster]

Cool. Great Christmassy vibe. Needs a little Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh.

[Dimster]

Seems Gold and Frankincense are both yellow in color so here is my Christmas Myrrh themed screen.

[Dav]

Nice schemes!

- Dav

[bplus]

When I think of Christmas colors, it's red, green and white that dominate my idea:
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Scheme15$=Xmas|255255255000196000245226000049137049085255085000255177088010010000000000000000100

[bplus]

OK for SADD here is XmasSnow:
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Scheme17$=XmasSnow|128000000000108000118196000049137049069147010186039078235235255216206216000000235

[SMcNeill]

For those who want a TRUE Christmas IDE color scheme, I present the following.

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If you're a windows user, all you really need is the QB64-Xmas.EXE in your standard QB64 folder.  If you're a Linux/Mac user, you'll need to extract the whole shebang and then compile the QB64.bas file inside the source folder.  (DON'T COMPILE EXE TO SOURCE FOLDER.  The QB64 EXE that it makes for you needs to go into the main folder so the paths all work properly...)

Note:  This *will* overwrite your existing source folder with a QB64-Xmas mod, so rename that old folder to "source-back up", or some such, so you can restore it in the future if you ever need to recompile QB64 again.  (But, honestly speaking, how many people here edit, modify, and recompile the QB64 source themselves?  And if they do, how many of them use an existing installation of QB64 to do so, rather than always grabbing the latest version with the most up to date changes from the repo?)

Extract, or compile as needed, to create your own QB64-Xmas IDE, and then have fun typing away in it!  The faster you type, the more it looks like Christmas.  ;D

[FellippeHeitor]

That'll need a seizure warning at startup Steve 😂

[SMcNeill]

That'll need a seizure warning at startup Steve 😂

Just like my Hillbilly Xmas-Mill....

A few years back, we had some Christmas lights that quit Christmasing.  They came on, but never blinked.  After some tinkering, we decided the timer was out on the blinker...

So, in typical Hillbilly fashion, we came up with a solution -- we spliced wires to the windmill in my front yard and connected and used it to generate the blinks.  Every half turn of the mill, it toggled an old fashioned on-off switch.

Worked good with a gentle wind.  Didn't work with no wind -- lights might be stuck either on or off.  Then we had one of those harsh winter Nor'easter's blow through where the wind howled like a freight train outside...

Needed a seizure warning on those things then!!!

[johnno56]

Cool examples one and all... It won't be long until Christmas is over and all the Easter products will appear in the stores... (instead of Easter, insert the next cultural holiday, that comes to mind)... We have plenty of time in which to sharpen our crayons.... Moo Ha Ha...

[SMcNeill]

Cool examples one and all... It won't be long until Christmas is over and all the Easter products will appear in the stores... (instead of Easter, insert the next cultural holiday, that comes to mind)... We have plenty of time in which to sharpen our crayons.... Moo Ha Ha...

New Years would be my guess for the next holiday after Christmas...  :D