[SOLVED] Which preference setting changes compilation-message font&colour?

ptillisch · December 2, 2022, 11:30am

The font can be changed in the IDE's advanced settings:

Open the Command Palette by pressing Ctrl+Shift+P (Command+Shift+P for macOS users).
Select the "Preferences: Open Settings (UI)" command.
A "Preferences" tab will now open in the Arduino IDE main panel. In the "Search Settings" field, type font family
You can now set the fonts by entering a font name in the fields of the settings you are interested in customizing. The font used in the "Output" panel is set by the "Editor: Font Family" setting.
ⓘ This field is a comma-separated lists of font names. The first installed font on the list is used, so a list of multiple fonts provides fallback fonts to use in case the previous ones don't happen to be installed on the system the IDE is running on.
Click the X icon on the "Preferences" tab once you are finished.

The font change will take effect immediately.

Please let me know if you have any questions or problems while customizing the font.

As for the color, it is set via the theme. You can select from any of the pre-installed themes by following these instructions:

Select File > Preferences... from the Arduino IDE menus.
Select a theme from the "Theme" menu.
The Arduino IDE user interface will immediately show a preview of the theme.
Once you have found the theme you like, click the OK button.

In case none of the pre-installed themes are to you liking, you might be interested in this information about installing 3rd party themes or even making your own custom theme:

The Arduino IDE developers are tracking the need to use a more readable color for the warning/error text in the" "Output" panel here:

github.com/arduino/arduino-ide

Use a more readable color for "Output" view stderr text in the "Light (Arduino)" theme

opened 12:48PM - 21 Jun 22 UTC

closed 08:27AM - 15 Feb 23 UTC

per1234

type: enhancement conclusion: resolved topic: theme topic: accessibility

### Describe the request Use a brighter red/orange color for the stderr text …printed in the "**Output**" view when using the "**Light (Arduino)**" theme. I suggest using the Arduino IDE 1.x coloration as a reference, since this has already been user tested for years with favorable opinions (with the exception of those with color blindness, for whom a specialized theme will be more suitable anyway). It is defined here: https://github.com/arduino/Arduino/blob/43b0818f7fa8073301db1b80ac832b7b7596b828/build/shared/lib/theme/theme.txt#L32 ```text console.error.color = #E34C00 ``` 🙂 The "**Output**" view will be easier and more enjoyable to read. ### Describe the current behavior During the compilation or upload operations, output from the processes may be printed to the "**Output**" view. In order to make it easier to differentiate the types of information conveyed there, output that was written to the standard error stream is colored differently from the output written to the standard output stream (https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/pull/1064). The color used for stderr text when the default "**Light (Arduino)**" Arduino IDE theme is active is a fairly dark red color. Some years ago, this coloration in the Arduino IDE 1.x theme was changed from a brighter color to a dark red very similar to the one currently in use by Arduino IDE 2.x's "**Light (Arduino)**" theme (https://github.com/arduino/Arduino/commit/501333a8ef1fbaf5438fe1613003d146bcc697a8). That resulted in complaints from the users: - https://github.com/arduino/Arduino/issues/2901 - https://github.com/arduino/Arduino/issues/3056 Until the change was reverted (https://github.com/arduino/Arduino/commit/8020c0d7339ede208f4a60934e65efb9a52b63df). So I think we already have clear evidence that the current coloration in the Arduino IDE 2.x "**Light (Arduino)**" theme is not ideal. Arduino IDE 2.x: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/8572152/174802768-dc91ff1f-4f78-4298-a28c-b6330f1dce99.png) Arduino IDE 1.8.19: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/8572152/174802788-4ada5822-d712-4368-b09d-f66362749e4d.png) 🙁 This very important text is difficult and unpleasant to read. ### Arduino IDE version 2.0.0-rc7-snapshot-4611381 ### Operating system Windows ### Operating system version 10 ### Additional context See https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/pull/1064#issuecomment-1157293078 for more information on the subject. --- With the exception of "**Light (Theia)**" (which has a white "Output" view background), the other themes use a brighter color. --- Also reported at: - https://forum.arduino.cc/t/which-preference-setting-changes-compilation-message-font-colour/1060578 - https://forum.arduino.cc/t/arduino-ide-2-0-0-rc9-2-available-for-download/1021046/6 ### Issue checklist - [X] I searched for previous requests in [the issue tracker](https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/issues?q=) - [X] I verified the feature was still missing when using the latest [nightly build](https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide#nightly-builds) - [X] My request contains all necessary details

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[SOLVED] Which preference setting changes compilation-message font&colour?

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