Vscode: Separate themes for separate windows

[pcgeek86]

• VSCode Version: 1.5.3
• OS Version: Windows 10 Anniversary Update
  

  Symptom

Changing the theme in one VSCode window changes the theme for all open windows.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open two or more Visual Studio Code windows (keyboard: CTRL + SHIFT + N)
2. Change the VSCode theme in one of the windows
3. Notice that all of the windows change colors
   

   Expected Behavior

Only the current window's theme changes, when changing the theme.

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[chrmarti]

7358 will allow for changing the theme per workspace/folder.

[odsail]

Did this feature not make into a current release? I'm not seeing the capability. If is can someone point me to it? If it's not can it get added to the feature list?

Thank you.
Scott

[Yugloocamai]

I'd like to see this too please!

[esutton]

+1

Use case:

1 - When opening different versions of a directory in two different VSCode instances it is easy to lose track of where you are since VSCode appearances are identical.

2 - Changing the color theme of one instance helps visually remind user where he is at.

[Mark-L6n]

https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/7358#issuecomment-281312985 says it can be configured using Workspace Settings. At least in the Mac version, access this by a drop-down for User Settings \ Workspace Settings in the top right of the settings page.

[adammcgrade]

Under User Settings select Workspace Settings from the dropdown in the top right hand corner of the screen. Then you can use the key "workbench.colorTheme" to change the theme for that window.