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Smoothy TextMate Theme

I've said it before and I'll say it again: TextMate is one fantastic text editor.

Now, I won't bore you with my passion for it, but if you've been reading my blog for long, you know how I feel.I do the majority of my development in TextMate, so theme choice is pretty important (others beg to differ but I disagree – aesthetics are everything). I tried a number of themes and found some really great ones. I'm always partial to darker schemes, so I settled on using Vibrant Ink. Fantastic theme. After a while, I needed a break from the dark background, and decided to find a more minimalist white-based theme online. Much to my avail, I discovered that there are no good ligher-colored themes out there for TextMate. Some come close, but nothing hits the nail on the head. So I made one.

I call it Smoothy (screenshot, download).

TmTheme Download it here (65KB)

So, after a great number of hours, and realizing that making things coordinate on black is far easier than white, I settled on a theme that was colorful, functional, useful, triatic, and most-importantly, not a piece of crap. Enjoy!