# Isabelle Prover IDE support
This extension connects to the Isabelle Prover IDE infrastructure, using the
VSCode Language Server protocol. This requires a recent development version of
Isabelle from 2017, see also:
* <http://isabelle.in.tum.de/devel/release_snapshot>
* <http://isabelle.in.tum.de/repos/isabelle/file/tip/src/Tools/VSCode>
![[Isabelle/VSCode screenshot]](isabelle_vscode.png)
## Prerequisites ##
### Important User Settings ###
* On Linux and Mac OS X: `isabelle.home` points to the main Isabelle
directory (`$ISABELLE_HOME`).
* On Windows: `isabelle.home` as above, but in Windows path notation with
drive-letter and backslashes.
### Support for Isabelle symbols ###
Isabelle symbols like `\<forall>` are rendered using the extension "Prettify
Symbols Mode", which needs to be installed separately.
In addition, the following user settings should be changed:
```
"prettifySymbolsMode.substitutions": [
{
"language": "isabelle",
"revealOn": "none",
"adjustCursorMovement": true,
"prettyCursor": "none",
"substitutions": []
},
{
"language": "isabelle-ml",
"revealOn": "none",
"adjustCursorMovement": true,
"prettyCursor": "none",
"substitutions": []
}]
```
## Further Preferences ##
* Preferred Color Theme: `Light+ (default light)`
* Alternative Color Theme: `Dark+ (default dark)` – with restrictions: some color
combinations don't work out properly.
* Recommended changes to default VSCode settings:
```
"editor.acceptSuggestionOnEnter": "off",
"editor.lineNumbers": "off",
"editor.renderIndentGuides": false,
"editor.rulers": [100],
"editor.wordBasedSuggestions": true,
```