Issue: When using a High Contrast theme, FrontMatter only displays in light mode #386

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opened 2026-10-05 02:44:23 +02:00 by adam · 1 comment
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Describe the bug
VSCode by default ships with a number of high contrast themes. Some of these are dark, and some are light. FrontMatter only displays in light mode regardless of which high contrast theme you select.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Open FrontMatter Dashboard
  2. Ctrl (Cmd) + Shift + P
  3. Search for "Preferences: Color Theme"
  4. Cycle through the themes available including high contrast themes.

Expected behavior
I would expect when using a dark high contrast theme, for the FrontMatter Dashboard to also use a dark theme.

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Desktop (please complete the following information):

  • OS: macOS Ventura
  • Browser: VS Code?
  • Version: 1.74.1

Smartphone (please complete the following information):
NA

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**Describe the bug** VSCode by default ships with a number of high contrast themes. Some of these are dark, and some are light. FrontMatter only displays in light mode regardless of which high contrast theme you select. **To Reproduce** Steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. Open FrontMatter Dashboard 2. Ctrl (Cmd) + Shift + P 3. Search for "Preferences: Color Theme" 4. Cycle through the themes available including high contrast themes. **Expected behavior** I would expect when using a dark high contrast theme, for the FrontMatter Dashboard to also use a dark theme. **Screenshots** ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/30301021/208548700-eab3a29a-a7dd-4a6c-8b14-e795c2799c7a.png) **Desktop (please complete the following information):** - OS: macOS Ventura - Browser: VS Code? - Version: 1.74.1 **Smartphone (please complete the following information):** NA **Additional context** NA <!-- github-sync-id:1503778000 -->
adam closed this issue 2026-10-05 02:44:23 +02:00
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@corbob thanks for opening this issue. Instead of creating a new high contrast version for Front Matter, I started to implement VSCode theme support. This is currently available in the latest beta version.

In case you would like to give it a try, you can do so by installing the beta version and add the following setting in your frontmatter.json file.

{
	"frontMatter.experimental": true,
}
@corbob thanks for opening this issue. Instead of creating a new high contrast version for Front Matter, I started to implement VSCode theme support. This is currently available in the latest beta version. In case you would like to give it a try, you can do so by installing the beta version and add the following setting in your `frontmatter.json` file. ```json { "frontMatter.experimental": true, } ``` <!-- github-comment-id:1424701386 -->
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Reference: adam/vscode-front-matter#386