How do I install a color theme for IntelliJ IDEA 7.0.x
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09-06-2019 - |
Question
I prefer dark backgrounds for coding, and I've downloaded a jar file containing an IntelliJ IDEA color theme that has a dark background. How do I tell IntelliJ about it?
Solution
Go to File->Import Settings... and select the jar settings file
OTHER TIPS
Step 1: Do File
-> Import Settings...
and select the settings jar
file
Step 2: Go to Settings
-> Editor
-> Colors and Fonts
to choose the theme you just installed.
Take a look here: Third Party Add-ons
You may have to extract the jar using a zip application. Hopefully inside you'll find a collection of XML files.
Interesting I never spent too much time adjusting the colours in IntelliJ although tried once.
See link below with an already defined colour scheme you can import.
Where can I download IntelliJ IDEA 10 Color Schemes?
http://devnet.jetbrains.net/docs/DOC-1154
Download the jar file, file import the jar where you will see a what to import ;)