In D5802#349761, @dhaumann wrote:

• just because we cannot match a theme 100% does not imply that we have to adapt our implementation (there will always be a color in theme xy that does not properly exist in KTextEditor)

@cullmann So, how do you propose to port Solarized to Kate/KDevelop then?

@mwolff @dhaumann @brauch I'm sorry for my silence — I stopped using KDE/KDevelop some time ago and did not track this changeset properly. Could you please reiterate what was the conclusion and what were @mwolff's requested changes?

In D5802#109416, @mwolff wrote:

Then I can also apply the patch locally and try it out myself and maybe come up with a concrete idea to fix this all.

In D5802#109416, @mwolff wrote:

For solarized you showed the screenshots in your original mail. I'm more concerned about backwards compatibility with other schemes. I.e. yes - we do care about the status quo. Can you give an example for a color scheme where this would break stuff? Then I can also apply the patch locally and try it out myself and maybe come up with a concrete idea to fix this all.

In D5802#109403, @mwolff wrote:

Hey there,

sorry for the long delay. In general this sounds like a good idea. But what do you mean by "However, just making that change will make Kate/KDevelop incompatible with all existing color schemes"? Can you show some before/after screenshots for an existing color scheme? I mean for your solarized theme it looks fine.