Arduino-Inspired Dark Theme for Visual Studio Code

A theme for Arduino Dark enthusiasts who can't let go of its classic colors.

📌 Changing the Default User Settings in VS Code

To replicate the Arduino IDE Dark Theme exactly, modify your settings.json file with the following settings:

"C_Cpp.enhancedColorization": "disabled" – Disables enhanced syntax highlighting, keeping the default theme colors.

"editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": false – Disables bracket pair colorization, ensuring that all brackets remain a single default color.

To modify the settings:

1. Open the command palette by pressing Ctrl + Shift + P.
2. Search for: Open User Settings (JSON).
3. Press Enter to open the settings file.
4. Edit the file and save your changes.
5. After saving, the new settings should be automatically loaded.

The full file (settings.json) should look something like this:

{
  "[jsonc]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "vscode.json-language-features"
  },
  "editor.defaultFormatter": "ms-vscode.cpptools",
  "editor.formatOnSave": true,
  "files.autoSave": "afterDelay",
  "explorer.confirmDelete": true,
  "explorer.confirmDragAndDrop": false,
  "git.enableSmartCommit": true,
  "git.confirmSync": false,
  "workbench.colorTheme": "Arduino Dark Theme ",
  "C_Cpp.enhancedColorization": "disabled",
  "editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": false
}

📌 Changing the Default Formatting in VS Code

1. Add a .clang-format file.

Create a new file named .clang-format in the root directory of your project. This file defines the formatting rules for your C/C++ code.

2. Add the following configuration and save the file:

BasedOnStyle: Google
AllowShortIfStatementsOnASingleLine: AllIfsAndElse
PointerAlignment: Left
DerivePointerAlignment: false
ColumnLimit: 120

Explanation of the settings:

BasedOnStyle: Google – Uses Google's default formatting as a base, which includes 2-space indentation and other common conventions.

AllowShortIfStatementsOnASingleLine: AllIfsAndElse – Allows short if statements and if-else blocks to stay on a single line.

PointerAlignment: Left – Formats pointers as char* ptr instead of char *ptr.

DerivePointerAlignment: false – Ensures that pointer alignment is explicitly set by PointerAlignment.

ColumnLimit: 120 – Sets the maximum line length. Default is 80 characters, but 120 allows for longer lines.

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