Material Pro (VSCode)

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Introduction

Material Pro is a color theme for VSCode that delivers visual pop while keeping distractions to a minimum and drawing attention to what's most important — the code itself.

The syntax colors are mostly based off of the highly popular Material Theme, although each syntax selection is gradually being looked at and updated.

Features

Subtle contrast that separates the editor from the rest of the user interface without creating a washed-out effect.
Dimmed inactive headings/icons that keeps irrelevant components out of the way.
Modern tab border with a cleaner version of the signature Material accent.
Strategic color pops added to significant elements (e.g. badge counts for problems and git changes).
Italic font style for reserved keywords.
Comprehensive coverage of VSCode's color theme API.

Preview

Custom Command Prompt

To get a colorized command prompt as seen in the screenshots above, add the following to .bash_profile:

# Enable colors in terminal
export CLICOLOR=1

# Customize terminal command prompt
export PS1='`if [ $? = 0 ]; then echo "\[\033[0;32m\]✔"; else echo "\[\033[0;31m\]✘"; fi` \[\033[0;34m\] \w\[\033[35m\]$(__git_ps1 " %s") \[\033[0;36m\]>\[\033[00m\] '

# Allows git repository status to be shown in prompt
source ~/.git-prompt.sh

Icons

Install Material Theme Icons and set the accent color to cyan.

Recommended Settings

Optionally, add the following to your user settings for additional UI updates.

{
  // More spacing.
  "editor.padding.top": 12,
  "editor.padding.bottom": 12,
  "workbench.tree.indent": 12,

  // Remove distractions.
  "editor.cursorBlinking": "solid",

  // Use "Go to Line..." keyboard shortcut when needed.
  "editor.lineNumbers": "off",

  // Install one of the font families listed.
  "editor.fontFamily": "'Operator Mono SSm Lig', 'Fira Code', 'Cascadia Code', Consolas, monospace",
  "editor.fontLigatures": true,

  // Personal preferences for readability.
  "window.zoomLevel": 1.4,
  "editor.fontSize": 13,
  "editor.lineHeight": 21,
  "workbench.fontAliasing": "auto",
}

Custom Styles

VSCode's official theme color API doesn't have settings for everything, but we can customize the stylesheets by installing the Customize UI extension and adding the following settings:

{
  "customizeUI.stylesheet": {
    // Adds a border below the sidebar title.
    ".sidebar .composite.title": "border-bottom: 1px solid #19252B",

    // Leaves only the bottom border on matching bracket border.
    ".monaco-editor .bracket-match": "border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none;",

    // Leaves only the bottom border on find/match/selection highlights.
    ".monaco-editor .wordHighlight": "border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none;",
    ".monaco-editor .wordHighlightStrong": "border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none;",
    ".monaco-editor .findMatch": "border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none;",
    ".monaco-editor .currentFindMatch": "border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none;",
    ".monaco-editor .selectionHighlight": "border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none;",

    // Changes the color of the dirty file tab circle.
    ".monaco-workbench .part.editor>.content .editor-group-container.active>.title .tabs-container>.tab.dirty>.tab-close .action-label:not(:hover):before, .monaco-workbench .part.editor>.content .editor-group-container>.title .tabs-container>.tab.dirty>.tab-close .action-label:not(:hover):before": "color: #00bcd480",

    // // Optional, if you're already familiar with the editor icons and their keyboard shortcuts.
    // ".editor-actions": "display: none !important",
  },
}

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Commits

Update terminal colors

Update symbol match colors

Update accent and symbol match colors

Add active border to activity bar

Update bracket/word/selection/symbol match colors

Add tab hover foreground and update ruler colors

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