From 7c987f82c1a04f2fad6f9873576f37c8d4c91ce3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ethan Schoonover Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 20:17:05 -0700 Subject: added usage and development info/images to readme --- README.md | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++++- img/solarized-values-dark.png | Bin 0 -> 48034 bytes img/solarized-values-light.png | Bin 0 -> 47395 bytes 3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 img/solarized-values-dark.png create mode 100644 img/solarized-values-light.png diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 058dbf9..e26751a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ These screen shots show Vim running with my own [Pandoc Kit Syntax](http://ethan [![tex dark](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-tex-dark-th.png)](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-tex-dark.png) [![tex light](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-tex-light-th.png)](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/screen-tex-light.png) - The Values ---------- @@ -315,3 +314,25 @@ matched in sRGB space. blue #268bd2 4/4 blue 33 #0087ff 55 -10 -45 38 139 210 205 82 82 cyan #2aa198 6/6 cyan 37 #00afaf 60 -35 -05 42 161 152 175 74 63 green #859900 2/2 green 64 #5f8700 60 -20 65 133 153 0 68 100 60 + +Usage & Development +------------------- + +Solarized flips between light and dark modes. In each mode, four monotones form +the core values (with an optional fifth for emphasized content). + +![value samples - dark](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/solarized-values-dark.png) + +![value samples - light](https://github.com/altercation/solarized/raw/master/img/solarized-values-light.png) + +Thus in the case of a dark background colorscheme, the normal relationship for +background and body text is base03:base0 (please note that body text is **not** +base00). Note also that in cases where the background and foreground can be +specified as a pair value, text can be highlighted using a combination of +base02:base1. The L\*a\*b lightness difference between base03:base0 and +base02:base1 is identical by design, resulting in identical readability against +both normal and highlighted backgrounds. An example use case is folded text in +Vim which uses base02 for the background and base1 for the foreground. + +The values in this example are simply inverted in the case of a light +background. diff --git a/img/solarized-values-dark.png b/img/solarized-values-dark.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..87499bd Binary files /dev/null and b/img/solarized-values-dark.png differ diff --git a/img/solarized-values-light.png b/img/solarized-values-light.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8db7830 Binary files /dev/null and b/img/solarized-values-light.png differ -- cgit v1.2.3