

Semantic highlightingīy default, the color scheme defines syntax highlighting for reserved words and other symbols in your source code: operators, keywords, suggestions, string literals, and so on. To change inherited color settings for an element, clear the Inherit values from checkbox. In most cases, it is sufficient to configure Language Defaults and make adjustments for specific languages if necessary. The Language Defaults section contains common syntax highlighting settings, which are applied to all supported programming languages by default. For example, the General section defines basic editor colors, such as the gutter, line numbers, errors, warnings, popups, hints, and so on. The settings under Editor | Color Scheme are separated into sections. To define color and font settings, open the Editor | Color Scheme page of the IDE settings Ctrl+Alt+S. You cannot remove predefined color schemes. To restore a predefined color scheme to default settings, click and select Restore Defaults. If you customize a predefined color scheme, it will be displayed in blue. Predefined color schemes are listed in bold font. (Optional) To rename your custom scheme, click and select Rename. Select a color scheme, click, and then click Duplicate. You can customize a predefined color scheme, but it is recommended to create a duplicate for your custom color and font settings: Duplicate a color scheme For more information, see Share color schemes. If you install a plugin with a color scheme, that scheme will be added to the list of predefined schemes. IntelliJ Light: designed for the IntelliJ Light interface theme High contrast: designed for the High contrast interface theme (recommended for users with sight deficiency)

Use the Scheme list to select a color scheme.īy default, there are the following predefined color schemes:Ĭlassic Light: designed for the macOS Light and Windows 10 Light interface themesĭarcula: designed for the Darcula interface theme

As a developer, you work with a lot of text resources: the source code in the editor, search results, debugger information, console input and output, and so on.
