The great thing about this scheme is that it works equally well on light and dark backgrounds.ĭavid Millington has an excellent post about the rationale behind the new icon designs and color scheme. One of the very nice visual touches in the new IDE is the redesign of most icons using a uniform color scheme consisting of only 6 colors. But I’m sure this issue will be addressed in a future update. As a result, it is difficult to find (no pun intended) the match in the editor (although you will see all other matches). Of course, this is all just a matter of taste and you may completely disagree with me.Īnother issue with the default dark color theme is that it makes the Search feature very confusing: When you search for some text, the background color of the match is the same is the background color of the editor. The text editor has the same background color as all other panels, which makes it harder to differentiate the various sections of the IDE:Īlso, the pastel-like editor colors on a not-too-dark background make the text look a bit washed out. Default Dark ThemeĪs much as I love the dark theme, I am a bit less excited about the editor colors. A color theme that puts less strain on the eyes may reduce fatigue and a consistent and clear design can improve productivity.
If you spend hours every day with your favorite IDE, then looks really matter. Some people may dismiss this as purely cosmetic and form-over-function, but I disagree with that. It is easier on the eyes and provides a more consistent and modern look and feel. I absolutely love Delphi’s new dark IDE theme and icon designs.
We present two alternative color schemes for the text editor of the Delphi IDE that work well with the new dark theme that has been introduced with Delphi 10.2.2. We conclude Grijjy’s first blog year with a non-technical post for a change.