![]() ![]() On November 22nd, we were streaming the Busy Plugin Developers webinar that mainly focused on customizing JetBrains IDEs by building theme plugins.īuilding Themes for IntelliJ-based IDEs Creating a UI ThemeĬreating plugins and themes for IntelliJ-based IDEs requires some preparation before you dive into the actual development. ![]() IntelliJ IDEA with a theme applied Live Webinar: Building Themes for IntelliJ-based IDEs The most popular themes provide interface changes, and more advanced mechanisms that let you configure some of the plugin behaviors on your own, introduce additional actions, or implement various extension points in a theme that bring new features to the IDE. UI Theme plugins are just one of the many types of plugins for IntelliJ-based IDEs that became available in the 2019.1 release cycle.Īuthors of UI Themes can introduce various changes to the built-in UI elements in the IDE: The reason we choose certain themes is different for each of us – old habits, appreciation for pretty things, color vision deficiencies, better for focusing, or any number of other things. However, many developers like to express their individuality by selecting from a wide variety of themes provided within the Themes category in JetBrains Marketplace. Some users like to stick with the preselected bright interface, while others prefer the Light-on-dark color scheme. Note: Replace the path with the actual path to the idea64.exe file on your system, and make sure to include the quotes around the path and the "%V" parameter.IntelliJ Light and Darcula are well-known UI themes provided by default within IntelliJ-based IDEs. In the right-hand pane, double-click on the "(Default)" value and enter the following path: "C:\Program Files\JetBrains\IntelliJ IDEA 2021.3.2\bin\idea64.exe" "%V" Right-click on the new key and select "New" -> "Key". Name the new key "Open with IntelliJ IDEA" (or any other name you prefer). Right-click on the "shell" key and select "New" -> "Key". In the Registry Editor, navigate to the following path: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell In the Run dialog box, type "regedit" and press Enter to open the Registry Editor. Right-click on the Windows Start button and select "Run" (or use the Windows Key R shortcut). By default, it can be found in the "bin" folder of your IntelliJ IDEA installation directory. Type the path to your idea64.exe, for me it's C:\Users\Tom\AppData\Local\JetBrains\Toolbox\apps\IDEA-U\ch-0\212.5284.40\bin\idea64.exe.ġ.Locate the IntelliJ IDEA executable file (idea64.exe) on your system.STEP 4: Set an icon to the context menu option Clicking on it will open IntelliJ in the current folder. Type "PATH TO idea64.exe" "%V", for me it's "C:\Users\Tom\AppData\Local\JetBrains\Toolbox\apps\IDEA-U\ch-0\212.5284.40\bin\idea64.exe" "%V"Ĭomplete this third step allow you to see your context menu in the right click folder.Click on the command folder you have created.Right click on the folder corresponding to your context menu option, IntelliJ for me.STEP 3: Set the action when the context menu option is clicked In the value data field, name your context menu option, for example Open as project.Right click on (Default), then Modify.Click on the folder corresponding to your context menu option, IntelliJ for me.Name the folder as you like, for example IntelliJ. Right click on the shell folder, then New, then Key. Go to Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell ⚠️ Do not forget the Background folder, which is missing from other Stackoverflow answers. Open your Registry Editor by pressing WIN R, then typing regedit. Top answser doesn't work on Windows 11 (and maybe 10). I hope you found this helpful! Good Luck! Set Data Value to Intellij IDEA exe file.Right Click and choose ' New > String Value'.Click on the Key you made in step 6 and set '(Default)' value to the text you want to see.(I set mine to "C:\Program Files\JetBrains\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition 2017.2.4\bin\idea64.exe %1").Īlso, on Windows 10, set Value Data to your Intellij IDEA program location plus " %1" (I set mine to "C:\Program Files\JetBrains\IntelliJ IDEA 2021.2.1\bin\idea64.exe" "%1"). Set Value Data to your Intellij IDEA program location plus ' %1'.Click on command and right click on ' (Default)', then click Modify.Right Click on your new Key and add another new Key.Type in name of action (can be anything).Right click on ' shell' and select ' New > Key'.Scroll down to ' Directory' (Quite far down the list).In the left panel, under 'Computer' select ' HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT'.Click 'Yes' to allow program to make changes to computer.Right click on Start Icon (bottom left) and click on Run. ![]()
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