## Project notes 2022-11-20 (A new Dark Theme for Arduino IDE 1.8.x)

I'm waiting for some components to tie up loose ends with the initial POC I did a month ago. To save my eyes, I need to do something about the bright theme of Arduino IDE (1.8.x). Now, when I had some free time decided to tackle the problem. A few older dark variants exist, but I was not too fond of their color combinations. 

The best one was from the end of 2018, by Jeff Thompson. The groundwork looked very promising. I like Visual Studio Code's C++ Dark UI theme and use it as inspiration. All editor element in the Arduino IDE 1.8.x is not customizable, but in the end, I was rather happy after just one day of work. 

The only primary wish I could not get to work is a better-looking font than the system-appropriate monospaced variant. Try the new DebinixDark theme; it's an effortless install. Enjoy.