Description
The current theme JSON schema allows customization of many UI elements, but the tabs in the commit details view (Changes, Information, Files) cannot be styled. Their colors always fall back to Avalonia’s default TabItem template, ignoring any values set in BasicColors.
Current behavior
- The commit detail tabs use hardcoded/default Avalonia styles.
- Existing keys such as
SubPanel, Border0, Border1, or Contents do not affect tab headers.
- There is no way to change the background, foreground, or selected-state colors of these tabs via the theme JSON.
Desired behavior
Add new theme keys to the schema to control the appearance of TabItem elements (at least for the commit details tabs, ideally for all tabs in the app). Suggested keys:
TabItem.Background – background of an unselected tabTabItem.Foreground – text color of an unselected tabTabItem.SelectedBackground – background of the selected tabTabItem.SelectedForeground – text color of the selected tabTabItem.Border – border color around tabs (if applicable)- Optional but useful:
TabItem.HoverBackground, TabItem.HoverForeground for hover state.
If a single set of keys is too broad, at minimum the commit details tabs should be customizable.
Example
{
"BasicColors": {
"TabItem.Background": "#252738",
"TabItem.Foreground": "#d8e6e6",
"TabItem.SelectedBackground": "#2dcc82",
"TabItem.SelectedForeground": "#171928",
"TabItem.Border": "#353746"
}
}Why this is useful
Many users create custom dark themes. Without tab styling, the tabs remain light/default and break the overall look. This is a common request in theming communities and would make SourceGit’s theme system much more complete.
Additional context
I tried using existing keys like SubPanel and Border0, but they have no effect on tab headers. The schema.json currently contains no tab-related properties. Adding these keys should be a straightforward enhancement.
Thank you for your work on SourceGit!
Description
The current theme JSON schema allows customization of many UI elements, but the tabs in the commit details view (
Changes,Information,Files) cannot be styled. Their colors always fall back to Avalonia’s defaultTabItemtemplate, ignoring any values set inBasicColors.Current behavior
SubPanel,Border0,Border1, orContentsdo not affect tab headers.Desired behavior
Add new theme keys to the schema to control the appearance of
TabItemelements (at least for the commit details tabs, ideally for all tabs in the app). Suggested keys:TabItem.Background– background of an unselected tabTabItem.Foreground– text color of an unselected tabTabItem.SelectedBackground– background of the selected tabTabItem.SelectedForeground– text color of the selected tabTabItem.Border– border color around tabs (if applicable)TabItem.HoverBackground,TabItem.HoverForegroundfor hover state.If a single set of keys is too broad, at minimum the commit details tabs should be customizable.
Example
{ "BasicColors": { "TabItem.Background": "#252738", "TabItem.Foreground": "#d8e6e6", "TabItem.SelectedBackground": "#2dcc82", "TabItem.SelectedForeground": "#171928", "TabItem.Border": "#353746" } }Why this is useful
Many users create custom dark themes. Without tab styling, the tabs remain light/default and break the overall look. This is a common request in theming communities and would make SourceGit’s theme system much more complete.
Additional context
I tried using existing keys like
SubPanelandBorder0, but they have no effect on tab headers. Theschema.jsoncurrently contains no tab-related properties. Adding these keys should be a straightforward enhancement.Thank you for your work on SourceGit!