build_rstheme: Build a Theme From Scratch

Description

Build your own theme by just setting up the colors for the different parts of RStudio. A theme file will be exported which can be added by going to:

Tools -> Global Options -> Appearance -> Add

Usage

build_rstheme(
  file_path,
  theme_name = "qol_green",
  dark_theme = TRUE,
  editor_background = "#062625",
  editor_headline = "#3B3B3B",
  editor_font = "#C3B79D",
  toolbar = "#2E2E2E",
  tab = "#3B3B3B",
  selected_tab = "#062625",
  line_number = "#C3B79D",
  print_margin = "#3B3B3B",
  cursor = "#CCCCCC",
  selection = "#1B436E",
  smart_highlight = "#3686dc",
  bracket_highlight = "#595959",
  active_line = "#202324",
  whitespace = "#CCCCCC",
  debug_line = "#F18889",
  scrollbar = "#3B3B3B",
  scrollbar_hover = "#595959",
  scrollbar_active = "#BFBFBF",
  class_name = "#BEDD1A",
  keyword = "#FFC90E",
  language_constant = "#FFC90E",
  function_name = "#C3B79D",
  numeric = "#C93F3F",
  string = "#63C2C9",
  regex = "#E8E6E3",
  variable = "#E8E6E3",
  comment = "#32CD32",
  symbol = "#C3B79D",
  console_code = "#C3B79D",
  markdown_code = "#083332"
)

Value

Saves a complete theme file.

Arguments

file_path: The path to which the theme file should be saved.
theme_name: The themes name.
dark_theme: Handles some elements not covered with the other parameters.
editor_background: Base background color in the editor.
editor_headline: Mostly used for the headlines of the environment panel.
editor_font: Base font color of the editor.
toolbar: Base toolbar and frame color.
tab: Color of inactive tabs.
selected_tab: Color of active tabs.
line_number: The color of the line numbers on the left.
print_margin: Color of the vertical line showing the print margin.
cursor: Cursor color.
selection: The background color of the current selection.
smart_highlight: Background color of smart highlighted words.
bracket_highlight: Background color of highlighted bracket pairs.
active_line: Color for the active line the cursor is in.
whitespace: Color for whitespace characters.
debug_line: Color of the current debug line.
scrollbar: Color of the scrollbars.
scrollbar_hover: Highlight color when hovering over a scrollbar.
scrollbar_active: Highlight color when clicking on a scrollbar.
class_name: Code color for class names (like package names).
keyword: Code color for fixed keywords (like function, if, else).
language_constant: Code color for language constants (like the @ keywords).
function_name: Code color for base and package functions.
numeric: Code color for numeric values.
string: Code color for string values.
regex: Code color for regex expressions.
variable: Code color for variables, parameters and arguments.
comment: Code color for comments.
symbol: Code Color of symbols (like <-, brackets).
console_code: Color of executed Code in the Console.
markdown_code: Background color of code passages in a markdown file.

Details

In the 'SAS Enterprise Guide' the user is able to not only choose a given theme, but to also pick the colors for the different parts of the editor by themselves. Everyone has a different taste of what colors look pleasing to the eyes, so you should be able to choose them by yourself.

Examples

Run this code

# Example function
build_rstheme("C:/My Path/", "My theme",
              editor_background = "#417291",
              editor_headline   = "#602BCA",
              editor_font       = "#C75C48")

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