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Feature request - default themes for Python interactive window #3725
Description
Consider the possibly to change the style of the Python Interactive window, especially when using jupyter, and providing a list of default themes, a style "JupyterLab" would be nice for example.
It would allow us to enhance the results, like Markdown Preview Enhanced enhances the markdown output (and provides a list of default themes) or VS Code Jupyter Notebook Previewer enhances its own window viewer.
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PierreMarchand20 commented on Dec 24, 2018
An example: I like the solarized dark theme but it gives me the following highlighting
which is not really readable (especially the blue for functions and black for operations). Strangely enough, it is different from my python highlighting
At least, it would be nice to have the same colors as in the '.py' file.
rchiodo commented on Jan 2, 2019
We have an outstanding issue (#3107) to fix up the colors for the python in the interactive window.
Are you asking for more than just matching the python colors? Did you want theming for graphs and such too?
PierreMarchand20 commented on Jan 4, 2019
Oh Well I do not know, a good start would be to have the same syntax coloring as in the editor. Because the python parts of the interactive window really hurt the eyes.
But then, it would be nice to have the option to have something like https://github.com/jithurjacob/vscode-nbpreviewer or the Jupiter lab, with a white background. Because for example, if I want to show something "live", it would be more readable.
stevenlis commented on Jan 12, 2019
I have the same issue. The jupyter window is much more readable if I change the theme to Light. So I wonder if it is possible to set different themes for those two separate windows.
stevenlis commented on Jan 14, 2019
a new issue was opened for this request by Ian Huff (@IanMatthewHuff).
stevenlis commented on Jan 15, 2019
Pierre Marchand (@PierreMarchand20) In the meantime:
https://github.com/neuron-team/vscode-ipe
PierreMarchand20 commented on Jan 15, 2019
Thx ! I know this one also: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=donjayamanne.jupyter
PierreMarchand20 commented on Jan 15, 2019
But I guess that at the end, the goal is to have all these features in vscode-python
stevenlis commented on Jan 15, 2019
Pierre Marchand (@PierreMarchand20) indeed...
stevenlis commented on Jan 31, 2019
Rich Chiodo (@rchiodo) The version 2019.1.0 somehow converts the tick label to white in fivethirtyeight theme. Is this expected?
rchiodo commented on Jan 31, 2019
Yes that's expected. You have to do this instead (as we are applying a dark background to matplotlib when the theme is dark):
#%% with plt.style.context('fivethirtyeight', True): fix, ax = plt.subplots()Without the after_reset style argument, I get this:
With after_reset set to True, I get this:
stevenlis commented on Jan 31, 2019
How should I specify this if I use plt.use.style()?
rchiodo commented on Jan 31, 2019
You'd put that command before your plot. Like so:
plt.style.use('fivethirtyeight') fix, ax = plt.subplots()This goes into more detail:
https://matplotlib.org/users/style_sheets.html
Essentially imagine we have a plt.style.use('dark_background') at the very top of your file (because that's what we do when you startup with a dark scheme)
If you want to override just parts of it, this works:
I end up with this result then:
stevenlis commented on Feb 1, 2019
Thanks for the information man... I just want the text labels to be black and eventually end up using:
stefandeml commented on Feb 26, 2019
+1 to fix this issue
currently the interactive window is really hard to be used with dark themes
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PierreMarchand20 commented on Jul 20, 2019
One point I was making with this thread was that I did not how to do it. Then, reading the messages in the thread, you can either use the option ignoreVsCodeTheme or use in your code the following line: mpl.rcParams.update(_VSCode_defaultMatplotlib_Params). But the latter is not rendering well for me so I would suggest the former.
By the way, I noticed that there is no more issue with the background error color right ? If so, I agree that we could close this issue since we can set a light Color theme to the interactive window (which was what I was asking for at the beginning). But the default theme with a dark theme has really improved so I actually do not use this option ^^ thank you !
wqp89324 commented on Jul 21, 2019
Pierre Marchand (@PierreMarchand20) Thanks! I tried ignoreVsCodeTheme, which kinda work (interactive window is all light theme now), but still not as good as Spyder (the screenshot I attached earlier), and I attach another one below.
In Spyder, the dark theme works everywhere except for the figures, which is really the behavior I'm after. What do you think?
PierreMarchand20 commented on Jul 21, 2019
Well then you can try the second approach I suggested, it will be closer to what you want. The idea is to change the parameter of matplotlib. But Rich Chiodo (@rchiodo) will know better than me about this.
PierreMarchand20 commented on Jul 21, 2019
actually, I got decent results with just mpl.style.use('classic')
rchiodo commented on Jul 22, 2019
Closing this as the original issue is resolved.
rchiodo commented on Jul 22, 2019
Sorry wrong issue. Not sure we're going to do themes for the interactive window though.
PierreMarchand20 commented on Jul 22, 2019
As I said in my previous message, I am ok to close it since allowing we can know use a light theme and most of the issues with colouring has been solved
rchiodo commented on Jul 22, 2019
Thanks. Will close then.