Dec 11 2020 10:15 AM - edited Dec 11 2020 01:26 PM
Microsoft Edge Version 89.0.731.0 (Official build) canary (64-bit)
in order to get this, you need to enable this flag: edge://flags/#edge-color-theme-picker
Enable picker for color based themes
When enabled, gives a set of options for autogenerated themes based on a base color – Mac, Windows, Linux
Dec 11 2020 10:39 AM
Interesting.
I think that all colors are fine with the Light theme enabled, since the other areas of the browser do not change color and remain either with the Light theme or with the Dark theme.
With the Dark theme I found that most colors don't go well.
Dec 11 2020 11:22 AM
Dec 11 2020 11:55 AM
Dec 11 2020 12:11 PM
Dec 11 2020 12:41 PM
@HotCakeX wrote:
Microsoft Edge Version 89.0.731.0 (Official build) canary (64-bit)
in order to get this, you need to enable this flag: edge://flags/#edge-color-theme-picker
Enable picker for color based thems
When enabled, gives a set of options for autogenerated themes based on a base color – Mac, Windows, Linux
You need to fix the word in bold, it's a typo
Dec 11 2020 12:56 PM - edited Dec 11 2020 12:58 PM
Cool, I like it. Nice having the vertical tabs fly-out have color that is different than the rest.
I am always surprised at the features they bring us that we do not know are coming.. 🙂 Thanks Team!
Dennis5mile
Dec 11 2020 01:27 PM
@Kam wrote:
@HotCakeX wrote:
Microsoft Edge Version 89.0.731.0 (Official build) canary (64-bit)
in order to get this, you need to enable this flag: edge://flags/#edge-color-theme-picker
Enable picker for color based thems
When enabled, gives a set of options for autogenerated themes based on a base color – Mac, Windows, Linux
You need to fix the word in bold, it's a typo
done
Dec 11 2020 01:27 PM
Dec 11 2020 01:29 PM
Yeah, it's so cool, something to be excited about all the time 🙂
wish I knew what's on their "private" top feedbacks list!
Dec 12 2020 02:35 AM
This is an amazing feature. I hope if they can add an option to select the color from a color picker, I would like to have a pure black shade as my browser theme 🙂
Dec 12 2020 03:27 AM
@Dennis5mile wrote:Cool, I like it. Nice having the vertical tabs fly-out have color that is different than the rest.
I am always surprised at the features they bring us that we do not know are coming.. 🙂 Thanks Team!
Dennis5mile
These are ripped from chrome theme store and I like none of them.
I hate these periodic reminders that scream edge is basically chrome.
Dec 12 2020 03:43 AM
@Rohit Yadav wrote:This is an amazing feature. I hope if they can add an option to select the color from a color picker, I would like to have a pure black shade as my browser theme 🙂
You read my mind!
Dec 12 2020 03:55 AM
@cheeseleader wrote:These are ripped from chrome theme store and I like none of them.
I hate these periodic reminders that scream edge is basically chrome.
these are basic colors really...if two browsers use the same yellow and blue color doesn't mean they copy each other 🙂
Dec 12 2020 07:22 AM
Dec 12 2020 09:45 AM
@cheeseleader I don't know why I am even replying to you here, but I did not know that the Chrome team has a patent on these regular colors like medium blue, dark blur, grey, yellow etc
Grow up man, grow up. Edge is original in a lot of ways, and the team has been hard at doing this. If you cannot appreciate the work that the team is doing and can't even provide the criticism in a positive manner, I'm sure everyone here will agree with me that you do not deserve to be in this Insider space.
Dec 12 2020 10:24 AM - edited Dec 12 2020 10:29 AM
I admire Edge legacy, everything belonged to Microsoft, the HTML engine, the JavaScript engine and unique UI, but the problem was that Chromium got a lot of things right too, and so websites and extension developers decided to side with them. websites loaded better in Chromium than Edge legacy, extensions were mainly available for Chromium and only few of them available for Edge legacy.
the same fate happened to Windows phone unfortunately. it was a great OS for mobiles, the only problem was that developers chose to use Android instead. and Bill Gates also said that he regrets he didn't start Android first and let Google do it and that's how they won.
Windows phone was really unique and very secure, same app you use on Windows 10, Windows phone, Xbox, HoloLens, Surface, hub etc. and all very secure, like the current UWP apps.
but things are changing, Edge using Chromium means that developers have no more excuses not to build extensions for Edge, users no longer have excuses not to use Edge for compatibility purposes. whatever available to Chrome, is available to Edge (but not the other way around),
the end results? Edge is now the 2nd most popular browser on desktop! just after 1 year of its release.
Edge is stealing market share right under Chrome's nose and they can't do anything about it, because Chromium is open source and everything is legal and properly licensed.
so if there is an opportunity to take advantage, then why not do it!
Windows 10 is rumored (for the 2nd time) to be getting native support for Android apps, and Android apps could be release in Windows store, as an alternative store to Google play. (there are lots of alternative stores already)
once that happens, and with the Windows 10's ability to natively run on ARM and ARM64 devices, one can easily install Windows 10 on any modern mobile device and benefit from both Windows apps and Android apps. (enthusiasts already installed Windows 10 on mobile devices, I think it was a OnePlus phone)
these colors are nothing to worry about, just a little more customization, at least users won't have to install 3rd party themes just to get a simple color, they can do it from the browser settings.
I'm sure actual themes are on the way in Microsoft addons store, they have to open submissions for it first i think.
Dec 13 2020 08:10 AM