apex/INSTALL.md

Apex Theme System: Installation Guide

This guide explains how to install the Apex Neon (Dark) and Apex Aeon (Light) themes.

All generated theme files can be found in the dist/ directory after running uv run build.py.

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1. Neovim (nvim)

Files:

• dist/nvim/colors/apex-neon.lua
• dist/nvim/colors/apex-aeon.lua

Manual Installation:

1. Copy the files to your Neovim colors directory:

   mkdir -p ~/.config/nvim/colors
   cp dist/nvim/colors/*.lua ~/.config/nvim/colors/
   

2. Enable the theme in your init.lua:

   vim.cmd.colorscheme "apex-neon"
   -- or
   vim.cmd.colorscheme "apex-aeon"
   

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2. Zsh

Files:

• dist/zsh/apex-neon.zsh-theme
• dist/zsh/apex-aeon.zsh-theme

Installation:

1. Source the desired theme file in your .zshrc.

2. Ideally, place the file in a standard location like ~/.zsh/themes/.

   # In ~/.zshrc
   source /path/to/apex-neon.zsh-theme
   

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3. Kitty Terminal

Files:

• dist/kitty/apex-neon.conf
• dist/kitty/apex-aeon.conf

Installation:

1. Copy the files to your Kitty config directory:

   cp dist/kitty/*.conf ~/.config/kitty/
   

2. Include one of them in your ~/.config/kitty/kitty.conf:

   include apex-neon.conf
   # include apex-aeon.conf
   

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4. Alacritty

Files:

• dist/alacritty/apex-neon.toml
• dist/alacritty/apex-aeon.toml

Installation:

1. Copy the files to your Alacritty config directory:

   mkdir -p ~/.config/alacritty/themes
   cp dist/alacritty/*.toml ~/.config/alacritty/themes/
   

2. Import the theme in your ~/.config/alacritty/alacritty.toml:

   [general]
   import = ["~/.config/alacritty/themes/apex-neon.toml"]
   

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5. Zed Editor

Files:

• dist/zed/apex.json (Aggregated: contains both Neon and Aeon)

Installation:

1. Open Zed.
2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X).
3. If developing locally, you can open this file as a Dev Extension.
4. Once loaded, switch themes via the theme picker (Ctrl+K Ctrl+T) and select "Apex Neon" or "Apex Aeon".

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6. Gemini CLI

Files:

• dist/gemini/apex-neon.json
• dist/gemini/apex-aeon.json

Installation:

1. Edit your Gemini settings file (usually ~/.config/gemini/settings.json or via gemini settings).

2. Point the theme property to the absolute path of the generated file:

   {
     "ui": {
       "theme": "/absolute/path/to/dist/gemini/apex-neon.json"
     }
   }
   

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7. GTK4 / Libadwaita

Files:

• dist/gtk4/gtk.css (Aggregated: Responsive to System Dark/Light mode)

Installation:

1. This file maps Apex colors to Libadwaita named colors (@window_bg_color, etc.).

2. Copy or symlink it to your GTK4 config directory:

   # For standard GTK4 apps
   mkdir -p ~/.config/gtk-4.0
   ln -s $(pwd)/dist/gtk4/gtk.css ~/.config/gtk-4.0/gtk.css
   

3. To apply changes immediately, you may need to restart your applications or log out/in.