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Xmake Theme by xmake-io — Agent Skill

Name: Xmake Theme
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: xmake-io

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Xmake Theme Style

Xmake's terminal output can be re-themed globally. Themes control color palette, the progress bar style, and whether emoji are used. Configured per-machine via xmake g.

Switch theme

xmake g --theme=default       # default: colorful, rolling progress
xmake g --theme=ninja         # ninja-style single-line progress bar
xmake g --theme=emoji         # uses emoji in place of colors
xmake g --theme=dark          # darker palette for very light terminals
xmake g --theme=light         # light palette for very dark terminals
xmake g --theme=plain         # strip all color/emoji — fixes garbled terminals
xmake g --theme=powershell    # tuned for Windows PowerShell's odd palette

Reset to default:

xmake g -c                    # reset all global config
xmake g --theme=default

When to pick which

Situation	Theme
Default dark terminal, you just want it to work	`default`
Terminal shows garbled ANSI escapes (old Windows cmd, dumb terminals)	`plain`
Warnings invisible because bg is yellow	`dark`
Text overlap on dark backgrounds	`light`
Magenta looks wrong (PowerShell)	`powershell`
Want persistent single-line progress like ninja	`ninja`
Fun / emoji UI	`emoji`

Color control without switching themes

If you just want to toggle color output, the XMAKE_COLORTERM env var is simpler:

export XMAKE_COLORTERM=nocolor       # disable all color
export XMAKE_COLORTERM=color8        # 8 colors
export XMAKE_COLORTERM=color256      # 256 colors
export XMAKE_COLORTERM=truecolor     # 24-bit true color

Or globally:

xmake g --theme=plain                # full disable — same effect as nocolor

Pitfalls

Theme is global. There is no per-project theme. If you need a different look for CI, set XMAKE_COLORTERM=nocolor in the CI env rather than switching themes.
Powershell garbage on Windows. Magenta renders wrong on legacy PowerShell. xmake g --theme=powershell fixes it.
--theme=plain also hides emoji. Intentional — use it when terminals choke on both ANSI and unicode.
Old Windows cmd still broken with any theme. Use plain, or switch to Windows Terminal / PowerShell 7.

When to branch out

Emitting your own colored output from scripts/tasks → xmake-color-output
Debugging why colors look wrong at all → xmake-troubleshooting

---name: xmake-themedescription: Use when switching xmake's output theme (colors, progress style, emoji) or fixing garbled/unreadable terminal output — `xmake g --theme=...`. Built-in themes: default, ninja, emoji, dark, light, plain, powershell.---# Xmake Theme StyleXmake's terminal output can be re-themed globally. Themes control color palette, the progress bar style, and whether emoji are used. Configured per-machine via `xmake g`.## Switch theme```bashxmake g --theme=default # default: colorful, rolling progressxmake g --theme=ninja # ninja-style single-line progress barxmake g --theme=emoji # uses emoji in place of colorsxmake g --theme=dark # darker palette for very light terminalsxmake g --theme=light # light palette for very dark terminalsxmake g --theme=plain # strip all color/emoji — fixes garbled terminalsxmake g --theme=powershell # tuned for Windows PowerShell's odd palette```Reset to default:```bashxmake g -c # reset all global configxmake g --theme=default```## When to pick which| Situation | Theme || --- | --- || Default dark terminal, you just want it to work | `default` || Terminal shows garbled ANSI escapes (old Windows cmd, dumb terminals) | `plain` || Warnings invisible because bg is yellow | `dark` || Text overlap on dark backgrounds | `light` || Magenta looks wrong (PowerShell) | `powershell` || Want persistent single-line progress like ninja | `ninja` || Fun / emoji UI | `emoji` |## Color control without switching themesIf you just want to toggle color output, the `XMAKE_COLORTERM` env var is simpler:```bashexport XMAKE_COLORTERM=nocolor # disable all colorexport XMAKE_COLORTERM=color8 # 8 colorsexport XMAKE_COLORTERM=color256 # 256 colorsexport XMAKE_COLORTERM=truecolor # 24-bit true color```Or globally:```bashxmake g --theme=plain # full disable — same effect as nocolor```## Pitfalls- **Theme is global.** There is no per-project theme. If you need a different look for CI, set `XMAKE_COLORTERM=nocolor` in the CI env rather than switching themes.- **Powershell garbage on Windows.** Magenta renders wrong on legacy PowerShell. `xmake g --theme=powershell` fixes it.- **`--theme=plain` also hides emoji.** Intentional — use it when terminals choke on both ANSI and unicode.- **Old Windows cmd still broken with any theme.** Use `plain`, or switch to Windows Terminal / PowerShell 7.## When to branch out- Emitting your own colored output from scripts/tasks → `xmake-color-output`- Debugging why colors look wrong at all → `xmake-troubleshooting`

Frequently asked questions

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