Definition of terms used in the ".theme" files

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Hello,

I very much enjoy tweaking the themes that come with Bear. I would be grateful if someone would have the patience to explain the meaning of the terms below.

thanks in advance for your time and help

"text secondary color": "#888888",
"text tertiary color": "#7c7f93",
"background secondary color": "#E3E3E9",
"background tertiary color": "#D4D4DA",
"stroke color": "#D7D7DD",
"accent color": "#84464F",
"search primary color": "#ACD7EB",
"selection color": "#D2DFE8"
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Hello,

I’m happy to explain these! But first, a quick warning: themes aren’t meant to be public yet, and their structure may change multiple times, so please tweak them at your own risk!

text color
text secondary color
text tertiary color

These are hierarchical text colors, from darkest to lightest.

The same idea applies to the background colors, but usually in the opposite direction: from lightest to darkest. (For dark themes, it’s reversed.)

stroke color used for borders and separators

accent color the bright highlight color that gives the theme its personality and marks interactive elements

search primary color the active color of the search field (it becomes inactive when the window isn’t frontmost)

selection color the selected text background

Have fun!

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