[Geany-Users] Search background color

[Lex Trotman]

On Sun, 24 May 2020 at 06:40, Jim <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> On 5/23/20 1:15 PM, Matthew Brush wrote:
> > On 2020-05-23 8:59 a.m., Jim wrote:
> >> Using Geany 1.36 on Linux Mint 18.3
> >>
> >> I am writing mostly Python code. When I do a Ctrl-f to popup a search
> >> box the background color on the highlighted  term is a light gray that
> >> is hard for me to spot easily.
> >>
> >> Is there a way to change the background color to something that is
> >> easier to see?
> >>
> >
> > You can tweak it using GTK+ CSS. In a file at
> > `~/.config/geany/geany.css` (Tools->Configuration Files->geany.css) you
> > can put some CSS similar to the stuff between line 12 and line 26
> > here[0], adapted for your needs. It's hard to be specific without seeing
> > exactly what you're talking about.
>
> I am using the Monokai color scheme. When search finds a word it
> highlights it. The color it uses is a lite gray which does not show up
> well against the black background of the editor widow. I am looking to
> have it use a color that is more easily seen

If you mean the selection in the editor window, thats set by the
"selection" style in your editor colour scheme.

Cheers
Lex

>
> > Alternatively, you could probably just switch GTK+ themes.
> >
> > [0]:
> > https://github.com/geany/geany/blob/ea649d8024b14ce55a922e146078ad1bc15533df/data/geany.css
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > Matthew Brush
> Thanks, I'll take a look at your suggestions.
>
> Jim
>
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