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As the subject says, I want to change to something other than the very light grey as shown below (line 319). I have a hard time seeing that, especially when doing a 'find in files' command.

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The easy way: Pick an alternative Color Scheme:

Preferences > Color Scheme > ...pick one

The more complicated way: Edit the current color scheme file:

Preferences > Browse Packages > Color Scheme - Default > ... edit the Color Scheme file you are using:

Looking at the structure of the XML, drill down into dict > settings > settings > dict >

Look for the key (or add it if it's missing): lineHighlight. Add a string with an #RRGGBB or #RRGGBBAA format.

Jake Wilson
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    This [https://github.com/buymeasoda/soda-theme/wiki/Theme-customisation] makes it seem like there is a better way that doesn't involve editing the original them file. Alas I can't get it to work to override tmTheme files (yet) :-( – Dad Oct 22 '12 at 04:45
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    If you don't want to edit an original theme, then just make a copy of it, name it whatever, and then edit that. – Jake Wilson Feb 11 '13 at 17:01
  • if you seek cusotmization, see answer below with link to color scheme web editor – watsonic Jun 04 '14 at 20:47
  • What does `dict > settings > settings > dict >` refer to? – steel Dec 17 '15 at 16:55
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    @steel Sorry, that is mean't to indicate the XML structure. So look for ``, then among it's children look for ``, then ``, then ``. – Jake Wilson Jan 22 '16 at 22:00
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On windows 7, find

C:\Users\Simion\AppData\Roaming\Sublime Text 2\Packages\Color Scheme - Default

Find your color scheme file, open it, and find lineHighlight.
Ex:

<key>lineHighlight</key>
<string>#ccc</string>

replace #ccc with your preferred background color.

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Simion Agavriloaei
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    Thanks for this. On mac, it is in your Users/Yourname/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 2/Packages/Color Scheme - Default/nameofcolorscheme.tmTheme – Ryan Dec 06 '12 at 00:09
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tmtheme-editor.herokuapp.com seems pretty nice.

On the mac, the default theme files are in ~/Library/Application\ Support/Sublime\ Text\ 2/Packages/Color\ Scheme\ -\ Default

On Win7, the default theme files are in %appdata%\Sublime Text 2\Packages\Color Scheme - Default

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  • Disclaimer: I have no way of confirming the Win7 path that Ryan added to my answer, as I only have a mac. @RyanB, may I suggest adding such things as comments? – Jared Beck Mar 16 '13 at 03:42
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    Linux: w/o slashing: `~/.config/sublime-text-2/Packages/Color Scheme - Default` with slashing: `~/.config/sublime-text-2/Packages/Color\ Scheme\ -\ Default/`. You can edit your post if you wish @JaredBeck – A.D. Mar 21 '13 at 15:30
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    On OSX simply drop the file you download from the editor into `~/Library/Application\ Support/Sublime\ Text\ 2/Packages/` and it will show up in your menu. (no need to put it in the default dir). Note this also works for ST3 (just change the 2 to a 3 above). – watsonic Jun 04 '14 at 20:46
  • Pretty handy, i like it! Any way to edit the code on the app so you can see what something like `var blob` would look like with that config? – Blundering Philosopher Mar 29 '15 at 00:36
  • Nvm, just found the button at the bottom of the page to change language. – Blundering Philosopher Mar 29 '15 at 00:39
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For Sublime Text 3, all I had to do was add "highlight_line": true to my user settings file: Preferences -> Settings - User. It was only once that preference was set that all the color scheme lineHighlight settings took effect.

Hopefully this will save someone else some of this same flailing about.

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This post is for Sublime 3.

I just installed Sublime 3, the 64 bit version, on Ubuntu 14.04. I can't tell the difference between this version and Sublime 2 as far as user interface. The reason I didn't go with Sublime 2 is that it gives an annoying "GLib critical" error messages.

Anyways - previous posts mentioned the file /sublime_text_3/Packages/Color\ Scheme\ -\ Default.sublime-package

I wanted to give two tips here with respect to this file in Sublime 3:

  1. You can edit it with pico and use ^W to search the theme name. The first search result will bring you to an XML style entry where you can change the values. Make a copy before you experiment.
  2. If you choose the theme in the sublime menu (under Preferences/Color Scheme) before you change this file, then the changes will be cached and your change will not take effect. So delete the cached version and restart sublime for the changes to take effect. The cached version is at ~/.config/sublime-text-3/Cache/Color Scheme - Default/
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If you have SublimeLinter installed, your theme (at least it ST3) may end up in .../Packages/User/SublimeLinter/[ your-chosen-theme ]

As mentioned above - find the nested 'settings' dict and edit or add the 'lineHighlight' entry with your desired #RRGGBB or #RRGGBBAA. I like #0000AA99 when on a black(ish) background.

Handy tool if you do not know your color combinations: RGBtoHEX and HEXtoRGB

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