Abchernin has sent a step-by-step guide how to enable Zenburn colors into EasyEclipse for Python v1.3.1 – it should work with any Eclipse+pydev combination.

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Let’s hear it from the man himself :)

“This was applied to EasyEclipse for Python 1.3.1, but I guess it should work well with simple Eclipse + PyDev combo as well.

First, go to Window -> Preferences. Now, select PyDev. You should see “Appearance color options:” section with a list of code elements and color-representing button left to it. To change a color for the element, click that button, then set the custom color in R/G/B palette (=copy-paste the RGB triplet to the “Color Name” box –slinky). The colors and font styles I used are the following:

• Code: #d8d8c8
• Decorators: #30d230, italic
• Numbers: #8cc8c8
• Matching Brackets: #408080
• Keywords: #f0dcaf, bold
• Self: #d8c8c8, italic
• Strings: #c89191, italic
• Comments: #82aa8c, italic
• Backquotes: not really sure what that is, so don’t know what color it should be using. Set one of your own.
• Class: #f0f08c, bold (I personally use #c8c84b, but that’s my little mindbugs =) )
• Function: #f0f08c, bold

Ok. Now, still in the Preferences window, select General/Text Editors. There’s same “Appearance color options:” section. Set:

• Line Number Foreground: #9bafaf
• Current Line Highlight: #555555
• Print Margin: #808080
• Find Scope: #555564
• Selection Foreground: #be19a0 (this one is based on Vim’s crazy omnicompletion background, my pick)
• Selection Background: #555555
• Background color: #3f3f3f

That should do it.”

Thank you abchernin!

See below for screenshots:

ZenBurn in EasyEclipse, windowed mode

Zenburn in EasyEclipse, maximized