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Sidebar override backcolor

#1

Hi,
Is there a way I can override the background color of the sidebar? I am especially talking about the Monokai Pro theme .

Thanks
Gagan

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#2

Yes, see http://www.sublimetext.com/docs/3/themes.html#customization. Learn about themes generally at http://www.sublimetext.com/docs/3/themes.html#customization. Specific properties at http://www.sublimetext.com/docs/3/themes.html#elements-side_bar.

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#3

Thanks for the help here. Much appreciated. But it is not working for me. Here is what I did

Step 1. Created a file called “Monokai Pro.sublime-theme” in Packages\User folder
Step 2. Added the following content to the file created in Step 1
[
{
“class”: “sidebar_container”,
“layer0.tint”: [255,255,255]
}
]

I wanted to see a white sidebar background, but I still see the default color from the theme.

Please let me know what am I doing wrong here.

Thanks and Regards
Gagan

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#4

anyone willing to help , please ??

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#5

what does the original “sidebar_container” part of the theme contain?
maybe a tint or layer opacity that isn’t being overridden or somewhere else in the theme has a higher specificity

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#6

It contains the following JSON

{
    "class": "sidebar_container",
    "layer0.tint": [25, 24, 26],
    "layer0.opacity": 1,
    "layer0.draw_center": false,
    "content_margin": [0, -3, 1, 0],
},
{
    "class": "sidebar_container",
    "settings": ["monokai_pro_minimal"],
    "content_margin": [0, 0],
},

I beleive Monokai Pro theme has some code somewhere that makes sure that nobody can mess with its settings , but I am not sure.

Thank you for looking into this and helping me out.

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