NeonPunk - VS Code themeDisclaimerVS code doesn't natively support text effects and as a result, the glow is experimental. It's likely to be buggy and, whilst it looks rad, it isn't intended for extended use. To enable the glow, the extension has to modify the internal files of VS Code, so use with caution. Should something go wrong, you can disable the glow by following the instructions below. If for any reason you can't open VS Code, you can fix the issue with a fresh install of VS Code. If you do decide use the glow effect, you do so at your own risk. Bring your Sunglasses. Here be (laser)dragons. To enable the glowAs of v0.1.0, external extensions are no longer needed to active the glow. Firstly, if you are a Windows user, you may need to run VS Code with administrator privileges. For Linux and Mac users, Code must not be installed in a read-only location and you must have write permissions. If you have been using NeonPunk prior to v0.1.0, you will likely have used the Custom CSS and JS extension to enable the glow. Before enabling Neon Dreams, you will need to disable the prior method. You can do this by pressing To activate the glow, Set your active colour theme to NeonPunk - as of v0.1.0 the glow is only active when the base theme is selected. Open your command palette with Note: In the name of simplifying the install process and mitigating update-related issues, the new version of NeonPunk doesn't use a custom CSS file anymore. If you have been using a custom-modified version of the theme, then you can still continue to use that with the previous Custom CSS and JS method. To customise the glow brightnessIn your
The value should be a float value from 0 to 1, where 0.0 is fully transparent. The default brightness is 0.45. To avoid eye strain, avoid using higher brightness values for extended periods of time. To see the changes, you need to rerun the activation function. Open your command palette with Note: Changing the brightness currently only affects the opacity of the glow, the text will remain white (that may change in future updates). If you want to disable the glow effect but retain the chrome updates, see below. To enable editor chrome updates, but disable glowIn your
To see the changes, you need to rerun the activation function. Open your command palette with To remove corruption warning and [unsupported] from title-barBecause enabling the glow modifies core files, VS code will interpret this as the core being 'corrupted' and you may see an error message on restarting your editor. You can safely dismiss this message, or remove it entirely with the Fix VSCode Checksums extension. Upon installation of 'Fix VSCode Checksums', open the command palette and execute UpdatesEvery time you update VS code, you will need to repeat this step to re-enable the glow. Disabling the glow and uninstallationThe glow effect started as a joke and was never intended for long-term coding sessions. If you want to turn it off, you can disable it at any time by opening your command palette with |