Is preferences file compatible across releases?

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I have customized my editor colors in the preferences.txt file when I was using Arduino version 11. I have since updated to version 17 but my old preferences are being ignored by 17. Is this a know issue?

Thanks

-Adriano

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It is possible the location of the file has changed. First, ensure Arduino is looking for the file where you expect it to.

I'm using 0017. My file is here...
%APPDATA%\Arduino\preferences.txt

To find the location...

  • Start Arduino
  • Click the File menu item then click Preferences
  • The location is listed at the bottom of the dialog
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I checked the location and it's the same (I use a mac):

/Users//Library/Arduino/preferences.txt

I also can start both versiions (11 and 17) and the path is the same.
One version (11) applies the colors and the other (17) doesn't.

Thanks

4

Bummer. Maybe there is a compatibility problem. Hopefully someone else can provide some help.

5

I have customized my editor colors in the preferences.txt file when I was using Arduino version 11. I have since updated to version 17 but my old preferences are being ignored by 17. Is this a know issue?

Yes, starting with 16 (I think) customizing colors went into
[DirectoryWhereArduinoWasInstalled]/lib/theme/theme.txt
Eberhard

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Thanks, I moved my customizations to the theme.txt file and it worked!

-Adriano