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Project Color Schemes and Visual Management

Running multiple Deep Code instances is one of the quickest ways to multiply your throughput. The trick is staying organized once you have several windows open.

Run Multiple Windows in Parallel​

Because Deep Code is a terminal-like application, you're not limited to a single window. You can fire up separate instances for different parts of your stack, each working independently.

A common setup: one window on the frontend, another on the backend API, and a third running tests or debugging. Each instance works on its own thing, and you don't have to switch contexts every five minutes.

Color schemes make it easy to tell Deep Code windows apart at a glance.

Color Schemes: Know Which Window Is Which​

The problem with multiple terminal windows is they all look the same. When every window has a black background and white text, the only way to know what you're looking at is to read the title bar, which gets old fast.

Deep Code's provides project-level color schemes to fix that:

  • Dozens of built-in themes. From classic Ubuntu to Solarized to Borland Blue, there's a theme for every taste.
  • Schemes stick to your project. Assign a distinct color to each project, and you'll never confuse your frontend window with your database work again. One glance tells you everything.
Picking a color scheme from the bottom quick toolbar.

Task Management Shortcuts​

The quick toolbar at the bottom of the window also packs a couple of productivity shortcuts:

  1. Clear context, get faster responses. Hit New Task / Accelerate after finishing a chunk of work to reset the conversation. A fresh context means snappier AI responses. See how context and session management work for the details.

  2. Jump back to any task. Click Return to Previous Task to browse your last 30 days of task history for the current project. Pick one with the arrow keys, hit Enter, and you're right back where you left off.

Wrapping Up​

Color schemes and task management aren't flashy, but they're the kind of workflow polish that adds up over a long coding session. Assign a color to each project, get comfortable with the task shortcuts, and you'll spend less time on window management and more time shipping.