Alternative Syntax Highlighting for Adobe Dreamweaver CS3, Aptana Studio & Notepad++

When I'm coding, I prefer light text on dark background. White page will burn my eyes faster. So if you are in the same boat as me, this post might make your day!

Warning: Backup your style first (if any)!
Tips: Please click each screenshots to get the full view.

Adobe Dreamweaver CS3

Operating System: Windows XP | Font used: Consolas*.








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How to use?
Replace the Colors.xml in C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\Adobe\Dreamweaver 9\Configuration\CodeColoring with the file you download.

Aptana Studio

Operating System: Ubuntu Linux | Font used: Bitstream Vera Sans Mono.








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How to use?
In Aptana menu, go to Window --> Preferences. Then you get a window with lots of options in the left. Choose Aptana --> Editors --> CSS or HTML or JavaScript --> Colors.

Then you just use the import function on your right. Just make sure you import the right .col file to the right Colors section.

Notepad++

Operating system: Windows XP | Font used: Consolas.








Download

How to use?
Replace the stylers.xml in C:\Program Files\Notepad++ with the file you download.

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* When I use Dreamweaver in Linux, the best programming font for me is Bitstream Vera Sans Mono.

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Install Aptana Studio in Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04)

Today I have upgraded to Hardy Heron. It was a clean and fresh install. However, the most painful part after the upgrade was the installation of Aptana Studio 1.1.

The installation in Hardy Heron is pretty easy actually. You can just extract the zipped file (Aptana_Studio_Setup_Linux.zip) virtually anywhere. To fire up the application, just double-click the AptanaStudio. It does run, but I got this error message:

Embedded browser not available..bla bla bla

It took me several hours in order to find out the solution for that error. It was very frustrating actually when in the end, installing Firefox 2 solved the problem!

Yeah guys, I think the error is caused by the default web browser (Firefox 3 Beta 5) in Hardy Heron. So how to install Firefox 2? Just install it from the repositories. But you don't have to uninstall the Firefox 3 Beta 5.

If you have the same luck as mine, your Aptana Start Page tab will show something like this after that:


Good luck!

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