A faithful recreation of the Borland Turbo C++ IDE color scheme from the DOS era.
Colors
| Element | Color |
|---|---|
| Editor BG | Borland Blue (#0000AA) |
| Default text | DOS Yellow (#FFFF55) |
| Keywords | White (#FFFFFF) |
| Preprocessor | Light Green (#55FF55) |
| Strings/Numbers | Light Cyan (#55FFFF) |
| Comments | Light Gray (#AAAAAA) |
| Terminal BG | Teal (#008080) |
| Status Bar | Teal (#008080) |
| Title/Menu Bar | Gray (#AAAAAA) + Black text |
All colors are drawn from the original DOS 16-color palette (CGA/EGA).
Installation
Option A - Copy into extensions folder
- Copy the entire
turbo-cpp-themefolder into your VS Code extensions directory:- Windows:
%USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions\ - macOS:
~/.vscode/extensions/ - Linux:
~/.vscode/extensions/
- Windows:
- Restart VS Code.
Ctrl+K Ctrl+T(orCmd+K Cmd+Ton Mac) to open the theme picker.- Select Turbo C++.
Option B - Install from VSIX
- Run
npx @vscode/vsce packageinside this folder to generate a.vsixfile. - In VS Code:
Extensionssidebar >...menu >Install from VSIX... - Select the generated
.vsixfile.
Recommended Settings
For the full retro experience, add to your settings.json:
{
"editor.fontFamily": "'Px437 IBM VGA8', 'IBM Plex Mono', 'Cascadia Mono', 'Consolas', monospace",
"editor.fontSize": 16,
"editor.lineHeight": 1.4,
"terminal.integrated.fontFamily": "'Px437 IBM VGA8', 'Cascadia Mono', monospace",
"editor.cursorStyle": "block",
"editor.cursorBlinking": "solid",
"editor.minimap.enabled": false,
"breadcrumbs.enabled": false,
"window.titleBarStyle": "custom"
}
The font Px437 IBM VGA8 is available from The Ultimate Oldschool PC Font Pack.