🎨 Colorful Carbon - Complete VS Code Makeover
Transform your entire VS Code experience with a beautiful dark theme and matching terminal colors! This extension doesn't just change your editor theme - it gives your entire development environment a complete makeover.
✨ Features
🎨 Beautiful Dark Theme
- Carefully crafted color palette inspired by Carbon design
- Vibrant syntax highlighting for all major languages
- Easy on the eyes for long coding sessions
- Automated Setup: One-click installation of terminal enhancements
- Syntax Highlighting: Commands appear in green as you type
- Smart Git Colors: Branch names in pink, status in yellow
- Beautiful Prompt: Starship prompt with git integration
🚀 What Gets Installed
When you run the complete makeover:
- Starship - Beautiful, fast, and customizable prompt
- Zsh plugins - Auto-suggestions and syntax highlighting
- Git colors - Enhanced readability for git output
- Terminal theme - Colors that match your VS Code theme
📸 Preview
Experience a cohesive development environment where your editor and terminal work in perfect harmony.
🚀 Quick Start
- Install the extension
- VS Code will automatically apply the theme
- Run "Colorful Carbon: Apply Complete Makeover" from Command Palette (Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+P)
- Restart your terminal
That's it! Your entire development environment is transformed! 🎉
📋 Commands
Access these commands from the Command Palette (Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+P):
- Colorful Carbon: Apply Complete Makeover - Full automatic setup
- Colorful Carbon: Install Terminal Dependencies - Install required tools
- Colorful Carbon: Apply Terminal Configuration - Apply configs only
- Colorful Carbon: Show Setup Status - Check what's installed
🎨 Color Scheme
- Background: Deep carbon black (#0A0A0A)
- Foreground: Crisp white (#D9D9D9)
- Keywords: Ocean blue (#6ebad7)
- Strings: Fresh green (#a3c679)
- Functions: Sky blue (#6a90d0)
- Types: Golden (#d5b05f)
- Git branch: Hot pink (#CD69C9)
🛠️ Manual Installation
If automatic setup doesn't work:
macOS/Linux:
# Install Homebrew (if needed)
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
# Install dependencies
brew install starship zsh-autosuggestions zsh-syntax-highlighting fzf
⚙️ Extension Settings
colorfulCarbon.autoApplyTerminalTheme: Automatically apply terminal theme on activation (default: true)
colorfulCarbon.showWelcomeMessage: Show welcome message with setup instructions (default: true)
🗑️ Uninstalling
Want to go back to your original setup? No problem!
Remove Extension Only
- Uninstall the extension from VS Code
- Your terminal configurations remain unchanged
Remove Terminal Configurations
Option 1: Restore from Backup
# Find your backups (created automatically)
ls ~/.zshrc.backup*
ls ~/.config/starship.toml.backup*
# Restore originals
cp ~/.zshrc.backup-[timestamp] ~/.zshrc
cp ~/.config/starship.toml.backup-[timestamp] ~/.config/starship.toml
Option 2: Remove Packages Only
# Uninstall terminal enhancements (keeps zsh intact)
brew uninstall starship zsh-autosuggestions zsh-syntax-highlighting fzf
# Your zsh shell remains untouched!
Option 3: Manual Cleanup
- Remove the custom git function from
~/.zshrc
- Delete
~/.config/starship.toml
- Keep all your other zsh configurations
What's Safe
- ✅ Your zsh shell - never modified
- ✅ Your existing aliases and functions
- ✅ Your PATH configurations
- ✅ Your command history
🤝 Contributing
Found a bug or have a suggestion? Please open an issue on GitHub.
📝 License
MIT
Enjoy your beautiful new coding environment! 🎨✨