A magical folder on your computer that helps you customize Slapdash.
In the tradition of unix utilities and IDEs, when the Slapdash desktop app is installed on your computer, it creates a hidden folder called .slapdash in your user's home directory. Things can be added to this folder to change how Slapdash looks and behaves.
Get Started
- Download Slapdash, install it and run it.
- On first run, Slapdash will create the
.slapdashfolder in your user's home directory.- Linux:
/home/yourusername/ - Mac:
/Users/yourusername/ - Windows:
C:\Users\yourusername\
- Linux:
- Open
.slapdash/settings.tomlin your favourite editor and override settings for Slapdash. - Save your changes. They will be automatically picked up by the app.
Files To Edit
settings.toml
This is a configuration file to override application settings. It's written using TOML, a simple language designed specifically for configuration files. To see every setting you can override, you can check the commented-out 'settings.toml' example committed to this repository.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
theme.action |
Main color used to guide people to the main action at hand. |
theme.actionHover |
The hover color for the main action. |
theme.actionText |
Text color to used alongside the main action. |
theme.background |
Background color of the windows. |
theme.elementBackground |
Background color of some smaller elements. |
theme.focus |
A stark "you are here" marker, used sparsely to concentrate attention. |
theme.focusBackground |
Background color for an element that is currently focused. |
theme.focusInput |
Used to delineate when an input or button is focused. |
theme.navBackground |
Background color of the nav bar. |
theme.navFocus |
Background color of a nav bar item when it's selected. |
theme.navText |
Text color of a nav bar item. |
theme.opacityOverlay |
Color used to mask a layer below, for example when displaying modals. |
theme.scrollBar |
Scroll bar color. |
theme.shadow |
Color, used as the shadow for components that sit on top of others. |
theme.stroke |
Color, a thin stroke that's used to create separation between elements. Serves as an outline that works well in the context of the background color. |
theme.strokeLight |
Color, a step-down in contrast from theme.stroke, balanced against theme.background. |
theme.text |
Regular color for any text. |
theme.textError |
Text color for errors. |
theme.textSecondary |
Color, usually used alongside the text color, provides some visual hierarchy by way of color. |
theme.textTertiary |
Color, even less prominent than textSecondary. Helpful for inactive states or form input placeholders. |