VScode Themes Broke | Omacom | Page 1

inner vessel Dec 24, 2025, 3:56 PM

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I installed an external theme, and now when I apply another theme, all those configuration lines appear. I have to press Ctrl+Z to apply the correct settings. Does anyone know how to fix this?

shy onyx Dec 26, 2025, 3:05 PM

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Hey @inner vessel, what do you get when you run this?

cat $HOME/.config/omarchy/current/theme/vscode.json

inner vessel Dec 26, 2025, 4:39 PM

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Hi @shy onyx this is my output:
~ ❯ cat $HOME/.config/omarchy/current/theme/vscode.json
{
"name": "Everforest Dark",
"extension": "sainnhe.everforest"
}

But I previously used Ctrl+Z to repair it

shy onyx Dec 26, 2025, 4:52 PM

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Hm, I checked the code that runs when you switch a theme in Omarchy and I can't find anything that would cause this from the Omarchy side of things. If you install a theme that doesn't support vscode (like e.g. the Omarchy Florida Man Theme), all it does is it removes the workbench.colorTheme property from your settings.json.

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Any chance you installed a VSCode extension maybe that could interfere with theming?

inner vessel Dec 26, 2025, 10:05 PM

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shy onyx Hm, I checked the code that runs when you switch a theme in Omarchy and I can't ...

I'm sorry, the theme I installed was BlackArch, then I started having this problem. I removed it immediately, but the error persists 🙁

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I've disabled the theme-related extensions, but I'm still getting the error.

shy onyx Dec 27, 2025, 6:24 AM

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@inner vessel Thanks for the theme name. Looks like Black Arch comes with a weird vscode_colors.json 🤔 This may be the cause.

Can you do me a favor and fzf to see if you can find that file anywhere on your PC? If so, simply delete it and see if the issue persists.

inner vessel Dec 27, 2025, 7:32 PM

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Thanks for the help. When I search for the vscode colors.json file, it shows the files, but only for the default themes.

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But the one from Black Arch can't find it.

shy onyx Dec 28, 2025, 5:33 AM

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Yeah, these files are not part of a default Omarchy installation. Is there any chance you tried or installed other custom themes that might have included this theme hook?
https://github.com/imbypass/omarchy-theme-hook

If so, you might find folders along the lines of:

/tmp/theme-hook/
$HOME/.local/share/omarchy/bin/theme-hook-update
$HOME/.config/omarchy/hooks/theme-set.d/
$HOME/.config/omarchy/hooks/theme-set

A GitHub code search for "vscode_colors.json" only surfaces a handful of occurrences, and from what I can see, this seems closest to what you are experiencing:
https://github.com/imbypass/omarchy-theme-hook/blob/main/theme-set.d/30-vscode.sh

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Oh, and if you do find them, it's probably safe to simply remove them, just like it's done in the uninstall.sh of omarchy-theme-hook 🙂

inner vessel Dec 28, 2025, 9:46 PM

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Thank you so much for your help and the time you took to analyze this problem; I really appreciate it.

I was able to solve it. I uninstalled theme-hook, and now it works perfectly.

Sorry to bother you, I have two questions.

If I install external themes, will the same thing happen again?

If I reinstall theme-hook, will the same thing happen?

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