# Darkside **An dark sidebar theme for [Nylas Mail](https://nylas.com/n1). Created by [Jamie Wilson](http://jamiewilson.io)** ## Activation Darkside comes [pre-installed](https://github.com/nylas/N1/tree/master/internal_packages/ui-darkside) with N1. To change themes, go to `Nylas Mail > Change Theme…` in the menu bar, then select `Darkside`. Learn more at [support.nylas.com](https://support.nylas.com/hc/en-us/articles/217557858-How-do-I-change-my-theme-). ## Customization In order to customize Darkside, you'll need to manually install it. #### 1. Download the `ui-darkside` folder. > **Download Option 1:** > [Download just the 'ui-darkside' folder](https://kinolien.github.io/gitzip/?download=https://github.com/nylas/N1/tree/master/internal_packages/ui-darkside) thanks to the service [gitzip by @kinolien](https://kinolien.github.io/gitzip/). > **Download Option 2:** > [Download the entire N1 repo](https://github.com/nylas/N1/archive/master.zip) or `git clone https://github.com/nylas/N1.git`. Then grab the folder from `N1/internal_packages/ui-darkside`. #### 2. Manual Install > To manually install a theme, go to `Nylas Mail > Install Theme…` in the menu bar. Select the `ui-darkside` folder you just downloaded. This will copy the folder into your N1 packages directory so you can delete the orginal download if you want to. #### 3. Customize > **Open the theme directory** > If you're on a Mac, you can find the theme files at `~/.nylas/packages`. To get there quickly, use the key command Cmd + Shift + G and enter `~/.nylas/packages`. > **Change package.json** > In order to avoid conflicts between your custom theme and the pre-installed version, change `name` and `displayName` in `package.json` to: "name": "ui-darkside-custom", "displayName": "Darkside Custom", > **Edit LESS files** > Open the `darkside-variables.less` file. To change colors, just comment out the default `@sidebar` and `@accent` variables and uncomment another theme or simply replace with your own colors. ```sass // Default @sidebar: #313042; @accent: #F18260; // Luna // @sidebar: #202C46; // @accent: #39DFF8; // Zond // @sidebar: #333333; // @accent: #F6D49C; // Gemini // @sidebar: #00203C; // @accent: #F6B312; // Mercury // @sidebar: #555; // @accent: #999; // Apollo // @sidebar: #3A1E15; // @accent: #F6AA1C; ``` ### Feedback If you have questions or suggestions, please submit an issue. If you need to, you can email me at [jamie@jamiewilson.io](mailto:jamie@jamiewilson?subject=Re: Darkside).