Where can I get Toad syntax coloring schemes?

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Solution

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What's the official name?

The file extension (`.dvtcolortheme`) suggests `"Color Theme"` or `"DWT Color Theme"` are the official names. Most users on Toad forums seem to use the same terminology.

Where are they shared?

There does not seem to be a dedicated site for sharing color themes. However, there were a couple forums on ToadWorld, and ToadForOracle where folks were talking about swapping these color theme files. I would suggest hopping on the forum and asking if others have files to share or know of any repository sites.

Available Color Themes

* Nocturnal theme on GitHub: https://github.com/grng/Nocturnal-Toad-Color-Scheme

* A nice dark-background theme: http://toadfororacle.com/thread.jspa?messageID=93203

Rolling-your-own

I know you did not want to create your own, but it looks a lot easier than either of us expected. The `.dwtcolortheme` settings file is just XML.

I suggest visiting http://studiostyl.es/ - as it's a large repository of Visual Studio themes. Find a thumbnail you like, take a screen shot, and use a color picker to capture the values. Plop them in your XML settings file and you are ready to go.

Problem

I am a big fan of the light colors on a dark background color scheme for programming - which is unfortunately not what Quest's Toad comes with by default. I notice that it is possible to export and import settings under the language management window, and I know that Toad has a large level of community involvement. So I assume there must be some location where people are posting their custom coloring schemes. However, in part because I don't know what the Toad guys call them (skins? colorization? themes?) and in part because its so hard to Google Toad +skins I cannot for the life of me find them. Does anyone know if there is such a place so I don't have to set the colors by hand?

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