After update to 2024.2, color schemes work on launch, stop working after a moment
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After I updated to 2024.2, there is a recurring issue. The color schemes for the editor works when I launch the solution, but stop working after a minute or so. The only way I got it working is to invalidate cache and restart, which is pretty inconvenient. Restarting without invalidating the cache does not fix the issue, as the color schemes will work but return to only white text after a minute. It looks like the color schemes stop working after the IDE finishes indexing, but I'm not sure if it is only a coincidence.
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I already tried that without success. Changing the theme color only changes the color of the background and the variable colors but not properties or function calls. I even installed the plugin "Godot Theme" which sets the colors as in Godot itself but still they remain white for me.
Hello Deftig,
I took another look at your screenshot and noticed that the method call is actually highlighted slightly different than the object name. (method call is white, while the object name is gray). Switching colorscheme makes this difference much more noticeable:
The only thing we can suggest at the moment (except switching colorscheme) is to install this GDScript plugin.
Please watch this issue for further updates: RIDER-117530 GDScript TextMate highlighting doesn't look pretty with every Rider color schema.
If there is anything else I can assist you with, please tell me.
Have a nice day!
When i wrote variable colors i actually meant object names. These work but not method or property calls. Anyway i'm using the plugin now and it works 95% with highlighting at least, it still fails with multiline anonymous lambda functions though but that's not on Riders end so all good, thanks for the efford!
I am glad to know a solution was found.
Should you have any other questions or difficulties in the future, do not hesitate to contact support.
Have a nice day!
Hello
I am using version 2024.2.7 and I have the same problem. When the coloring is removed and the references to functions and variables are removed, Rider is not much different from Notepad.
Hi Mr Fast!
Do you have the same issue with the latest Rider 2024.3?
What is this? Why can't it be fixed after 8 months? I am also experiecing the same issue in 2025.1.2. I am new to Rider and I won't be able to use it till the colours are fixed (I want my colours 🙈🤣).
The first image shows my colours. The second images shows what happens after 6-7 seconds.
Hello,
This looks like a different issue. This is a Unity project, right? Could you please try to disable Unity plugin(via Rider Settings | Plugins) and verify if the issue persists? This will help us to narrow down the issue.
If the issue persists, could you please elaborate how the current color scheme is configured?
Regards,
Tom
It's not Unity related project. It is actually just a regular C# console project, referencing Stride game engine NuGet packages.
However I did disable the “Unity Support” plugin as you advised becuase I don't need that and invalidated cached and it didn't help.
Thanks for the clarification. The editor color is controlled by color scheme. And Rider provides a way to detect how the editor color is affected by color scheme settings. You can place the caret at the desired symbol, press Ctrl+Shift+A (CMD+SHIFT+A on mac), find the Jump to Colors and Fonts action, and execute it.
Here is an example:
Clicking the result will navigate you to the relevant configuration page.
If this result doesn't give you a clue, please provide the information below:
If it's a custom scheme, where is it downloaded from?
You can upload the requested files to our upload server and share the ID.
Hi Tom. Thanks for trying to help. I don't recall any configuration changes except the colours. The issue occured right after fresh Rider installation when I started updating colours.
The theme is
Upload id: 2025_05_27_52aN5dFpL4eAHU5Pam1uhm (file: vaclav-elias.zip)
I tried “Jump to Colors and Fonts” (CTRL + Q) on my PC and I can observe this: When I click “Local variable”, the variable "usual" flashes between brown and my selected orange on the right.
Not sure if you figure out anything from the logs. I am thinking to reset the theme and set my custom colours specifically just for C#.
Appreciate all the information. I've imported your settings and observed the variable color flashing issue, but only in the code preview panel of the scheme settings page. The editor itself displays colors correctly, suggesting this is unrelated to the original issue you reported.
I've also tried to install Stride nuget package as you did, but still no luck to reproduce the issue. The logs currently don’t provide actionable clues about the root cause.
Next Steps
I agree with you it's a good idea to try resetting scheme settings first. If the issue continues, I suggest you create a ticket in our issue tracker. Please include the exported settings, logs and screenshots in your ticket. This will ensure proper tracking and attention from our team.
Thanks again for reviewing all. I will reset all I can, including the scheme and report back.