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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
type="topic"
id="gedit-change-color-scheme">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="index#configure-gedit"/>
<desc>Change the text and background colors in gedit.</desc>
</info>
<title>Change the color scheme</title>
<p>
<app>gedit</app> includes several different color schemes, allowing you to
change the appearance of the main text area.
</p>
<steps>
<title>To change the color scheme:</title>
<item>
<p>Press the menu button in the top-right corner of the window and select
<guiseq><gui style="menuitem">Preferences</gui><gui>Font &amp;
Colors</gui></guiseq>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Choose your desired color scheme.</p>
</item>
</steps>
<p>The new color scheme will be applied immediately.</p>
<section>
<title>For light and dark theme variants</title>
<p>
There are actually two color scheme settings: one color scheme to choose
when a light theme is applied to the whole application, and one color
scheme to choose when a dark theme is applied. The <gui>Preferences</gui>
dialog allows you to configure both.
</p>
</section>
<section>
<title>About unsupported color schemes</title>
<p>
Some color schemes may be unsupported for the theme variant used (light or
dark). When that is the case, the color scheme cannot be selected and is
marked explicitly as unsupported.
</p>
<p>
This happens when a color scheme inherits some colors from the theme, and
it is assumed that the theme is either light or dark. If it were possible
to apply such a color scheme when the wrong theme is used, it would appear
that the color scheme has bugs and some of the text would be unreadable.
</p>
</section>
<section>
<title>Use a custom color scheme</title>
<p>
You can also use color schemes that have been created by others, or create
and use your own color schemes. See the
<link href="https://gedit-technology.github.io/developer-docs/extra/libgedit-gtksourceview/style-schemes.html">libgedit-gtksourceview documentation</link>.
</p>
</section>
</page>