Wow, thank you.  I didn't think it was that simple.  I had pictured having
to copy individual settings from the theme file into my settings file :-)

Much appreciated.

Kind regards,
Rich.T.

On Wed, Oct 12, 2022 at 2:58 PM Thomas Passin <[email protected]> wrote:

> You have to add a setting to your *myLeoSettings.leo* file.   In fact,
> that's how you do just about all configuration of Leo.  Add a new node as a
> child of the @settings node at the top of the file.  Give the node the
> headline *@string theme-name = minimal-ui-tbp_dark_solarized *except use
> the name of the theme you actually want to use (this example is the one I
> usually use).   You do not need to include the theme file extension (i.e.,
> *".leo"*).   Save the *myLeoSettings.leo* file.  The next time you start
> Leo, it will use the theme you specified.
>
> You can open Leo with a different theme by adding *--theme=themename* to
> the command line that you launch Leo with - using the actual name of the
> theme you want to use. This will override the name in the settings file.
>
> A few other settings you might like to try - create a new node in the
> @settings tree for each:
>
> To have the cursor line in the body highlighted: @bool
> highlight-body-line = True
> To show a vertical guideline at the right margin:  @bool
> show-rmargin-guide = True
> To show line numbers in the gutter: @bool use_gutter = True
>     The line numbers may not be aligned with the lines.  To adjust their
> alignment. add a new settings node: @int gutter-y-adjust = 7
>     Keep trying different numbers until the alignment of numbers with
> lines is OK.
>
> To make the new settings take effect, either restart Leo or select the
> *Settings*/*Reload Settings/Reload-settings* menu item.  The new settings
> will apply to all outlines opened afterwards.
>
> On Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at 5:55:56 AM UTC-4 [email protected]
> wrote:
>
>> I'm sorry if this has been asked before.  I'm not new to Leo.  I've used
>> it for a few years, but I've been making more use of it again recently and
>> wondered how to change to a dark theme.
>> I can open a dark theme from the menu, but that opens a new instance, and
>> then my original instance becomes locked.  I just want to open Leo and it
>> default to my chosen theme.
>> Many thanks.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Rich.T.
>>
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