vscode-esp-idf-extension: Cannot install on Windows because my Windows user id has a space in it (VSC-1090)

OS

Windows

Operating System version

windows 11

Visual Studio Code version

1.77.3

ESP-IDF version

5.0.1

Python version

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Doctor command output

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Extension

I tried the defauts (which include my user name) I also tried creating a directory c:/ESP and tried using it too, it did not work

Description

Cannot install on Windows because my Windows user id has a space in it.

I read the instructions at https://github.com/espressif/vscode-esp-idf-extension/blob/master/docs/tutorial/install.md more specifically, NOTE: Make sure that IDF_PATH and IDF_TOOLS_PATH doesn’t have any spaces to avoid any build issues.

However when I tried to change those two path in the installer set up screen, the installer ignored what I had entered and threw an error include a path with my user name (which has a space in it).

Setting up a new user on my computer just for the sake of this one piece of software is a non starter.

If there is another work-around please advise, and I would also too suggest that the document at the above link be updated too.

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I have checked existing issues, online documentation and the Troubleshooting Guide

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