If you haven't populated these fields, Visual Studio for Mac will prompt you to do so when you try to use Version Control. Populated Name and Email fields will be used in any commit that is made through Version Control in Visual Studio for Mac. This information is used to populate standard file headers, such as a license, that you might add to new files: The author information panel allows you to add relevant information about yourself such as your name, email address, the copyright owner for your work, your company, and trademark: To change the language displayed by Visual Studio for Mac, browse to Visual Studio > Preferences > Environment > Visual Style and select your desired language from the User Interface Language drop-down, as illustrated in the following image: Visual Studio for Mac is localized in the following 14 languages, enabling it to be accessible to more developers: You can switch themes in Visual Studio for Mac by browsing to Visual Studio > Preferences > Environment > Visual Style and selecting your desired theme from the User Interface Theme drop-down, as illustrated in the following image: This article explores the variety of ways that Visual Studio for Mac can be adapted to suit your needs. Visual Studio for Mac can be customized, allowing users to develop apps in an environment that meets their needs for both efficiency and aesthetics.
