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user1005240
user1005240

Reputation: 285

Load custom theme in Visual Studio 2013 Pro

I would like to load the Zenburn theme in VS 2013.

I have installed the Visual Studio 2013 Color Theme Editor and it comes pre packaged with some default themes, however none of these include the Zenburn theme (which I have grown accustomed to in np++ & webstorm).

I have been able to find the zenburn theme here and it states that it is for vs 2012 & 2013 but the file format is ".vssettings" and is not recognized by the Color Theme Editor plugin.

Is there a way I can load the .vssettings theme into VS 2013 or even a valid Zenburn theme for the Color Theme Editor?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1338

Answers (1)

Nicolas C
Nicolas C

Reputation: 754

To install the theme from studiostyl.es just follow the instructions from the faq :

I can't open the .vssettings theme file I downloaded. What do I do with it?

You need to import the settings into Visual Studio. This might look like a lot of work, but it's pretty easy after you do it a couple of times.

  1. In Visual Studio, choose Tools > Import and Export Settings
  2. Choose Import Selected Environment Settings and select whether you want to back up your existing settings or not
  3. Click Browse... to choose the file you downloaded.
  4. You get a choice which settings you want to import - choose all of them since the file only contains color settings and won't touch your other VS settings.
  5. Click Finish and you'll see the new colors.

Note: if you save the file to My Documents Visual Studio 2010 > Settings, you'll have quick access to choose the settings file in step 3 above.

Upvotes: 1

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