IDE 2.0.3 popups

Development Tools IDE 2.x
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Is it possible to turn of popup boxes, in general the ability to select per type. Example: Library update: I don't want to update libraries, each time you need to remove the popup. Same for other type of popups such as error messages etc. Same for popups in the GUI while typing code, I normally turn those off in other IDE's. How to do this in this IDE?

Turning off all the intrusive update pop-ups in 2.3.2
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You can disable the update checks in the advanced settings:

  1. Press the Ctrl+Shift+P keyboard shortcut (Command+Shift+P for macOS users) to open the "Command Palette".
    A menu will appear on the editor toolbar:
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  2. Select the "Preferences: Open Settings (UI)" command from the menu.
    ⓘ You can scroll down through the list of commands to find it or type the name in the field.
    A "Preferences" tab will open in the Arduino IDE main panel.
  3. Type arduino.checkForUpdates in the "Search Settings" field of the "Preferences" tab.
  4. Uncheck the box under the "Arduino: Check For Updates" setting.
  5. Close the Preferences tab by clicking its X icon.

There are two different features that might be described this way. "Quick Suggestions", and "Parameter Hints". I'll share instructions for disabling both of them:

Quick Suggestions

  1. Select File > Preferences... from the Arduino IDE menus.
  2. Uncheck the box next to "☑ Editor Quick Suggestions".
  3. Click the OK button.

Parameter Hints

  1. Press the Ctrl+Shift+P keyboard shortcut (Command+Shift+P for macOS users) to open the "Command Palette".
    A menu will appear on the editor toolbar:
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  2. Select the "Preferences: Open Settings (UI)" command from the menu.
    ⓘ You can scroll down through the list of commands to find it or type the name in the field.
    A "Preferences" tab will open in the Arduino IDE main panel.
  3. Type editor.parameterHints.enabled in the "Search Settings" field of the "Preferences" tab.
  4. Uncheck the box under the "Arduino: Check For Updates" setting.
  5. Close the Preferences tab by clicking its X icon.
I need to prevent Arduino IDE 2.x from checking for library updates
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Thanks for your support, much appreciated.

I did not know about Ctrl+Shift+p, seems it is not in the menu or I missed it.

I executed above suggestions, and found also how to turn off automatic closing bracket.
It is a huge amount of settings. Related to colors I see themes, but I did not find how to change the color (red) of the error messages which are shown on a black window.

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You are welcome. Even though most users will be satisfied by the default values, it is really nice that we have such a high level of configurability available now compared to the less flexible Arduino IDE 1.x application.

Unfortunately the ability to modify individual parameters of installed themes is not yet provided by the free open source Eclipse Theia IDE framework Arduino IDE is built on:

If you have a GitHub account, you can subscribe to that issue to get notifications of any new developments related to this subject.

You might be interested in this information shared by a forum member about installing 3rd party themes in Arduino IDE 2.x and even creating your own custom themes:

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