How to set editor theme in IntelliJ Idea

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Japheth Ongeri - inkalimeva picture Japheth Ongeri - inkalimeva · Jul 15, 2014 · Viewed 138.8k times · Source

I'm trying to change the editor color schemes in IntelliJ Idea 13.1.3 community edition to a darker theme. I downloaded this theme and imported settings through File->Import Settings.... The jar imported successfully and I restarted the IDE, but after restart there is no change in appearance. I have checked in appearance settings and everything is the same as before(no new theme). I'm new to IntelliJ Idea, so I may have missed a step or something. Any ideas?

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Japheth Ongeri - inkalimeva picture Japheth Ongeri - inkalimeva · Jul 15, 2014

OK I found the problem, I was checking in the wrong place which is for the whole IDE's look and feel at File->Settings->Appearance

The correct place to change the editor appearance is through File->Settings->Editor->Colors &Fonts and then choose the scheme there. The imported settings appear there :)

Note: The theme site seems to have moved.

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