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Istiaque Ahmed
Istiaque Ahmed

Reputation: 6498

PhpStorm - getting a simple look and feel

Just from the time point that this youtube video starts at, you see a very plain look and feel of the PhpStorm 2017.3 IDE. I hope the left side project explorer pane ( which is not visible in the window) should also match with it accordingly.

At times, I can install a new theme which just changes the right side part (i.e. where we write code) of the IDE but the left side part (i.e. project explorer pane ) and other parts of the IDE horizontal bars at the top part atc remain as they were before .

PhpStorm themes are available online, I know. But I think the look I see in the video is kinda default one. At the same time , from the PhpStorm homepage , you see that the look they display is a really bright one.

Exactly what steps do I need to follow ( steps to change Theme, Color etc) to get the look in the video or at least as much close to it as possible ?

If any more information is necessary to make the question more specific, I'll readily provide .

Upvotes: 0

Views: 138

Answers (1)

LazyOne
LazyOne

Reputation: 165481

Editor (and some other aspects) is controlled by Color Scheme. The actual GUI (including Project View/Structure panel) -- by GUI Theme.

To change the GUI Theme: Settings/Preferences | Appearance & Behavior | Appearance --> Theme

  • "Windows" (available on Windows OS only) and "IntelliJ" are light;
  • "Darcula" is dark.

On Mac/Linux you may see a bit different list of available GUI Themes.

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To change the Color Scheme: Settings/Preferences | Editor | Color Scheme

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HINT: You can change them right from the Editor (no need to go into Settings) -- just use View | Quick Switch Scheme... ("Look and Feel" and "Color Scheme" items)

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There are some 3rd party plugins that once installed will change both GUI Theme and Color Scheme to their own (e.g. "Material Theme" or "Afterglow") -- these two belong to dark styles.

Upvotes: 2

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