Eclipse fonts and background color

Question

I have been trying to change the background color of Eclipse\'s windows to black and customize the font colors. There doesn\'t seem to be a way to do this, at least not in a

Answer 1

Under Windows → Preferences → General → Apperance you can find a dark theme.

Answer 2

I just came across this: Eclipse Colour Themes

Install the plugin and choose from a selection of pre-defined themes, or write your own. Just what I needed!

Answer 3

... on a Mac, Preferences' is under the main 'Aptana Studio 3' menu rather than the 'Windows' menu as mentioned above.

Answer 4

On Windows or Mac, you can find this setting under the General → Editors → Text Editors menu.

Answer 5

To change background colour

1. Open menu *Windows → Preferences → General → Editors → Text Editors
   • Browse Appearance color options
   • Select background color options, uncheck default, change to black
   • Select background color options, uncheck default, change to colour of choice

To change text colours

1. Open Java → Editor → Syntax Colouring
   • Select element from Java
   • Change colour
   • List item

To change Java editor font

1. Open menu Windows → Preferences → General → Appearance → Colors and Fonts
   • Select Java → Java Editor Text font from list
   • Click on change and select font

Answer 6

The easiest way is to install the plugin is from the Eclipse Marketplace. Go to Help→Eclipse Marketplace, then search for Eclipse Color Theme and install it.