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Skayo88606yFunniest part was that if you try to change the color of the default "setup" and "loop" function, you also change the color of "if", "while", etc.
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Ximidar8526yYou should look into platformio. I just use sublime and all the sublime c++ add ons I want, then build through platformio. You can even add a build script to build multiple hex files for different platforms. It also will link AVR libraries as well as arduino libraries.
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I used to use an external editor like Notepad ++. Nowadays I'd go with vscode, there should exist pretty cool plug-ins for it too
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Snob20926yVery nice but why didn't you just use an already dark editor and flash the programs via avrdude?
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Skayo88606y<@qwwerty>
In the IDE's program directory (C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino on Windows), you have to go to lib/theme. Here you find several images you can edit and also a theme.txt, where you can change the color scheme and some of the fonts.
In the theme directory there's also a "syntax" directory with two xml files. These contain some extra styling stuff and also kinda overwrite theme.txt (don't know who thought this would be a good idea...)
I also changed the editor font. This can be done in the Arduino Program Data directory (C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Arduino15 on Windows), in the preferences.txt file.
Also look here:
https://github.com/AbhishekGhosh/...
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Skayo88606y<@Ximidar> <@WildOrangutan>
I know of PlatformIO and even tried it once, although I like having everything in one place, without the need to install extra stuff.
The IDE might be shit, but it also has some useful features. -
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@Skayo Never gets boring. If ure used to a syntax highlighting, it‘s hard to switch. And monokai is simply the best imo
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Basaingeal16yMaterial Theme is best theme! I won't divulge the embarrassingly large amount of time I've spent porting it to SSMS and VS2017.
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I've been studying arduino for over 3 years now. During this time I learned how to choose themes and customize the interface for myself individually.
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Got annoyed by the super bright default theme of the Arduino IDE. Decided to make a dark theme for it! Turned out pretty well!
Unfortunately there is no official way of themeing right now, therefore I had to edit some files in the program's directory, which was a pain in the ass to do... (and kinda scary)
I tried to adapt the Material Theme in Sublime Text btw.
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