Ubuntu + Eclipse 4.2 - Dark theme - How to darken sidebar backgrounds?

Question

Due to spending 24/7 programming in front of a computer screen (job, thesis), it\'s beneficial to view dark colours as much as possible.

Ubuntu\'s Ambiance theme can

Answer 1

If you don't want to change the look of the entire desktop you can launch a separate GTK+ theme for Eclipse by setting GTK2_RC_FILES flag in the command to start Eclipse.

Example:

GTK2_RC_FILES=/path/to/gtk/theme/gtkrc /opt/eclipse/eclipse

That means that you can create a copy of your GTK+ theme and tweak it for Eclipse without effecting any other part of your desktop.