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Decouple PyCharm editor scheme and GUI theme


There are 2 options in PyCharm to set the environment colors:

  • For the GUI: Appearance & Behaviour > Appearance > UI Options > Theme
  • For the editor component: Editor > Colors & Fonts > Scheme

I changed the latter to a dark theme, and got a dialog asking me if I wanted to change it for the UI as well - with an additional box to not ask me again. I checked the box and clicked yes. Subsequently, every time I change one of the options, the other one changes as well.

I changed my mind and want to have them separate: How can I decouple these options again?

Using PyCharm 2017.1


Solution

  • You can change this setting by editing the value in the file %USER%\\.PyCharmCE2017.1\config\options\options.xml

    <property name="change.laf.on.editor.theme.change" value="false" />