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I took the theme from ArduOpen and modified it a bit, adding back the default icons/tabs and tweaking some colors. I figured I'd share it in case anyone else was having a hard time staring at the bright default IDE and couldn't find any good dark alternatives. Props to the ArduOpen team for their great color choices.

http://www.ledseq.com/downloads/arduino_theme.zip

EDIT: To install a theme (at least on Windows), rename the "theme" folder in your /lib folder to something else like "theme_original" and then copy the theme folder in the zip I provided into /lib instead. Restart the IDE.

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thanks...i like it

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Not bad but IMHO it's not as clearly readable as the original one

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I quite like that, I've always been happy with the standard white background but that's very easy on the eyes. Especially the message panel that is normally red on black and very bad for readability.

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Rob

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Looks cool, but black background it is not good for readability I am pretty sure the folks on MS did lots of tests because even if Windows Phone UI is all black for energy consumption, when you read a mail or document, background turns to white.

But this makes me wonder, maybe a theme manager is a good idea to add?