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Sorry if there are any spelling or grammatical errors, I’m learning English… :)

In the last few years gedit(the GNOME default editor) has been my favorite since it comes with syntax highlighting. I’m a web developer so most of the time I write PHP, HTML, Javascript or CSS code. I think gedit is doing fantastic job since I do not need WYSIWYG editor. I spent hours for coding so I like dark theme called oblivion on gedit. But in recent time I’ve found that the missing feature of gedit is code folding.

The Alternatives

So I begin to search the alternative, my criteria are the editor should lightweight and easy to customize. And my choice goes to Geany. It has all gedit features plus code folding, that was I need :). But the default theme is white background :(. It makes my eyes quickly tired. I miss the gedit oblivion theme. Thanks to god someone has made that theme for geany. The theme name is Oblivion 2 made by Barry van Oudtshoorn.

But Barry’s oblivion seems little differs from original gedit theme. The selection text is red, yellow marker, and some white text for default. Those color is still high contras not too good if you want to stay for hours in front of your monitor. So, modified the theme to mimic as close as possible the gedit oblivion theme. I call it Oblivio LC, LC is stand for [L]ow [C]ontras.

Installing Oblivion LC Theme

Download Oblivion LC at here: http://rioastamal.net/files/oblivion-lc.tar.gz

After that, extract the content to directory ~/.config/geany/filedefs. Here the example how to do it via terminal. I assume you save the downloaded theme in /tmp directory.

1. Open Terminal (Application » Accessories » Terminal)
2. Go /tmp direcoty

   $ cd /tmp

3. Extract the package to ~/.config/geany/filedefs directory

   $ tar -zxvf oblivion-lc.tar.gz -C ~/.config/geany/filedefs/

4. Start your Geany and enjoy your new dark theme :)

Here’s my screenshot, I’ve configure my geany to optimize the screen. I love using shortcut instead of mouse :).

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