Dark color scheme for Eclipse [closed]

Answer 1

For the quick hack, on Linux running GNOME with a Windows keyboard, Windows-Key-M will inverse-color all windows, and Windows-Key-N will inverse color a single window. It's an awesome feature, in my book.

Answer 2

This is another dark Eclipse theme: http://blog.prabir.me/post/Dark-Eclipse-Theme.aspx.

I have the Visual Studio equivalent of the theme.

Answer 3

As posted to a few related questions already, I'm working on a plugin for easy, cross-editor color theme management:

http://marketplace.eclipse.org/content/eclipse-color-theme

It is still work in progress, but already supports many editors and a few dark color themes.

Answer 4

I've created several color themes, and a script to extract a new one from someone's color preferences. I'm currently using one I still have yet to post on the site, but I should eventually get to it.

http://eclipsecolorthemes.jottit.com

Answer 5

The best solution I've found is to leave Eclipse in normal bright mode, and use an OS level screen inverter.

On OS X you can do Command + Option + Ctrl + 8, inverts the whole screen.

On Linux with Compiz, it's even better, you can do Windows + N to darken windows selectively (or Windows + M to do the whole screen).

On Windows, the only decent solution I've found is powerstrip, but it's only free for one year... then it's like $30 or something...

Then you can invert the screen, adjust the syntax-level colours to your liking, and you're off to the races, with cool shades on.

Answer 6

In response to this comment I made a filter for Color Filter plugin for Compiz.

Here's what I got:

Howto:

1. Go to /usr/share/compiz/filters/
2. Create new file "negative-low-contrast" (as root)
3. Insert the attached code into it.
4. Go to System->Preferences->CompizConfig ...
5. Enter Color Filter Plugin
6. Enable it and add newly created filter to the list Profeet!!

Filter code:

!!ARBfp1.0
TEMP temp, neg;

# Dunno what's this... but every other filter starts with this :) ;
TEX temp, fragment.texcoord[0], texture[0], RECT;

# Applying negative filter ;
RCP neg.a, temp.a;
MAD temp.rgb, -neg.a, temp, 1.0;
MUL temp.rgb, temp.a, temp;
MUL temp, fragment.color, temp;

# Lowering contrast and shifting brightness ;
MUL temp.rgb, temp, 0.8;
ADD temp.rgb, temp, 0.25;

MOV result.color, temp;
END

You also can play with the filter. May be you will get something more facinating :) Feel free to share!