Show in the Tools dropdown menu the chosen options

[Theagainmen]

Describe the request

Show the value of each custom board option after the menu item in the Tools menu, as it is in Arduino IDE 1.x.

Describe the current behavior

Arduino boards platform authors may define any number of arbitrary "custom board options" for each of the platform's board definitions. These allow the user to adjust the configuration of the board. Some 3rd party platforms have many custom board options.

Custom board options are shown in the Arduino IDE UI as additional menus under the Tools menu.

Unlike Arduino IDE 1.x, the value of the custom board options are not shown in the Tools menu. The user is unable to see all the settings at a glance simply by opening the Tools menu as before. Now the user has to manually holds it mouse over each option to see what's selected.

Arduino IDE version

2.0.2

Operating system

All

Operating system version

Any

Additional context

In Arduino IDE 1.x, the Tools menu shows the selection of the custom board options submenus:

Arduino IDE 2.x does not:

(note that the board, port, and programmer selections are shown)

All the possible options looks hidden this way, and you have to manually check all of them. My upload speed was wrong for example, and usually you notice that in one go when you open the Tools menu. But now you specifically need to hover over each of the custom board option menus to double check these settings.

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Other reports:

• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/how-to-show-all-tools-settings-in-the-menu/1057883
• Let tools menu items show current option like 1.x #1434

[Lorandil]

That bothers me, too :)

[DaleMitchell]

Are there any plans to add this back? @per1234 ? @AlbyIanna ?

I very much miss this feature and share the frustration of others that this was removed in Arduino IDE 2.0 for unknown reasons.

This feature allows for easy documentation of options selected for the board, a single screenshot can be taken. Also, it allows for double checking each option at a quick glance without having to tediously hover over each option.