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I am using the monokai theme from https://github.com/oneKelvinSmith/monokai-emacs, and I would like to override the background to be black. Following the override instructions, I tried:

(setq monokai-background "#000000")
(load-theme 'monokai t)

However, this does not seem to work. What am I missing?

Roxy
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Try the following

(setq customize-set-variable "#000000")
(load-theme 'monokai t)

or better see "How to change face in particular theme locally?"

J. Knabenschuh
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    This looks wrong: there is no variable called `customize-set-variable` to set - it is a function, so do you mean `(customize-set-variable 'monokai-background '#000000)`? – NickD Jan 14 '20 at 14:10
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You can add this to the end of your .emacs file:

(set-background-color "black")

I've tried it on my machine and you can read more here: http://ergoemacs.org/emacs/emacs_playing_with_color_theme.html

Joseph Guzman
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Try loading the theme, THEN changing the background color. Your existing code allows the theme to set the color after you've changed it.

(load-theme 'monokai t)
(set-background-color "black")
Chris McMahan
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