build_rstheme: Build a Theme From Scratch

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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"
)

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.

Value

Saves a complete theme file.

Examples

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

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