Modern Turbo Pascal UI Themes

A collection of color themes inspired by Borland Turbo Pascal, available for multiple IDEs and terminals. Features both the original Borland Turbo Pascal color scheme and a modern Nord-inspired variant. High contrast, readable, and perfect for long coding sessions.

🎨 Theme Variants

Nord Turbo Pascal Modern

A modern take on Turbo Pascal with Nord color palette influences. Features:

• Dark navy background with Nord accents
• High contrast for readability
• Softened colors for reduced eye strain
• Universal token colors across languages

Screenshots

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JavaScript

Python

Pascal

TypeScript React

HTML

CSS

Borland Turbo Pascal Original

Authentic recreation of the classic Borland Turbo Pascal IDE colors:

• Classic dark blue background (#0000AA)
• Bright syntax highlighting (white keywords, cyan strings, green comments)
• Original Turbo Pascal 7.0 aesthetic
• High contrast for nostalgic coding experience

Screenshots

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JavaScript

Python

Pascal

TypeScript React

HTML

CSS

Note: Screenshots are generated from test files in the testfiles/ directory. To generate your own screenshots, see scripts/README.md for instructions.

📁 Repository Structure

modern-turbo-ui/
├── vscode/              # Visual Studio Code extension
├── jetbrains/           # IntelliJ IDEA, WebStorm, etc.
├── visual-studio/       # Visual Studio themes
├── vim/                 # Vim color schemes
├── sublime-text/        # Sublime Text themes
├── atom/                # Atom editor themes
├── emacs/               # Emacs themes
├── linux-terminal/      # Linux terminal themes
├── windows-terminal/    # Windows Terminal themes
└── testfiles/           # Test files for theme validation

🚀 Installation

Visual Studio Code

1. Open VS Code
2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
3. Search for "Modern Turbo Pascal UI"
4. Click Install

Or install manually:

cd vscode
npm install -g vsce
vsce package
code --install-extension *.vsix

JetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ IDEA, WebStorm, PyCharm, etc.)

1. Open your JetBrains IDE
2. Go to File → Settings → Editor → Color Scheme
3. Click the gear icon → Import Scheme...
4. Select the .icls file from the jetbrains/ folder
5. Choose either:
   • Nord-Turbo-Pascal-Modern.icls
   • Borland-Turbo-Pascal-Original.icls

Visual Studio

1. Open Visual Studio
2. Go to Tools → Import and Export Settings...
3. Select Import selected environment settings
4. Browse to the .vssettings file in the visual-studio/ folder
5. Choose either:
   • Nord-Turbo-Pascal-Modern.vssettings
   • Borland-Turbo-Pascal-Original.vssettings

Vim

1. Copy the theme file to your vim colors directory:

mkdir -p ~/.vim/colors
cp vim/*.vim ~/.vim/colors/

2. Add to your ~/.vimrc:

colorscheme nord-turbo-pascal-modern
" or
colorscheme borland-turbo-pascal-original

Sublime Text

1. Open Sublime Text
2. Go to Preferences → Browse Packages...
3. Navigate to User folder
4. Copy the .tmTheme file from sublime-text/ folder
5. Go to Preferences → Color Scheme → User → Select your theme

Atom

1. Copy the theme JSON file to Atom's themes directory:

# macOS
cp atom/*.json ~/.atom/packages/

# Linux
cp atom/*.json ~/.atom/packages/

# Windows
cp atom/*.json %USERPROFILE%\.atom\packages\

2. Restart Atom and select the theme from Settings → Themes

Emacs

1. Copy the theme file to your Emacs directory:

mkdir -p ~/.emacs.d/themes
cp emacs/*.el ~/.emacs.d/themes/

2. Add to your ~/.emacs or ~/.emacs.d/init.el:

(add-to-list 'custom-theme-load-path "~/.emacs.d/themes")
(load-theme 'nord-turbo-pascal-modern t)
; or
(load-theme 'borland-turbo-pascal-original t)

Linux Terminal

Shell Script Method

Add to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc:

source /path/to/linux-terminal/nord-turbo-pascal-modern.sh

Xresources Method (for X11 terminals)

xrdb -merge /path/to/linux-terminal/nord-turbo-pascal-modern.Xresources

See linux-terminal/README.md for terminal-specific instructions (Alacritty, Terminator, GNOME Terminal, etc.)

Windows Terminal

1. Open Windows Terminal
2. Press Ctrl+, to open Settings
3. Click "Open JSON file"
4. Add the theme JSON to the schemes array in your profiles section
5. Set "colorScheme": "Nord Turbo Pascal Modern" in your profile

See windows-terminal/README.md for detailed instructions.

🎯 Color Palette

Nord Turbo Pascal Modern

Element	Color	Hex
Background	Dark Navy	#252b36
Foreground	Light Grey	#ECEFF4
Keywords	White	#ECEFF4
Identifiers	Yellow	#FFD75F
Strings	Cyan	#88C0D0
Comments	Grey	#616E88
Numbers	Light Blue	#E5F6FF
Selection	Blue	#2E4A7F

Borland Turbo Pascal Original

Element	Color	Hex
Background	Dark Blue	#0000AA
Foreground	Light Grey	#AAAAAA
Keywords	White	#FFFFFF
Identifiers	Light Grey	#AAAAAA
Strings	Cyan	#00FFFF
Comments	Green	#00FF00
Numbers	Magenta	#FF00FF
Operators	Yellow	#FFFF00
Selection	Blue-Grey	#5555AA

🧪 Testing

Test files are included in the testfiles/ directory covering various programming languages to validate theme rendering across different syntaxes.

Generating Screenshots

To generate screenshots for the theme showcase:

1. Quick Start: Run the helper script:

   # Windows PowerShell
   .\scripts\open-for-screenshots.ps1

   # Linux/Mac
   node scripts/generate-screenshots.js

2. Manual Steps:

   • Open VS Code
   • Select theme: Ctrl+Shift+P → "Color Theme" → Choose theme
   • Open test files from testfiles/ directory
   • Take screenshots and save to screenshots/ directory
   • Use naming: nord-modern-{filename}.png or borland-original-{filename}.png

See scripts/README.md for detailed instructions.

📝 License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details. Documentation is licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 - see CONTENT-LICENSE.md for details.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

• GitHub Repository
• Report Issues
• VS Code Extension

📚 References

• Nord Theme
• Borland Turbo Pascal
• VS Code Theme Documentation

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Inspired by the classic Borland Turbo Pascal IDE
• Color palette influenced by the Nord theme project
• Community feedback and contributions

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Enjoy coding with a touch of nostalgia! 🚀