How to ignore directories in project and reduce file picker debounce time

[AmerM137]

These are more like questions than actual issues.

Is there a way to ignore entire directories? I see that you can ignore specific files under the "Files" preferences but it doesn't seem like we can ignore entire directories. It would be nice to be able to do that as I tend to work with projects that have a lot of files that should not show up in the file picker.

For the file picker and the symbol finder, the debounce time (if that's the right word for it) is too high. As in, it takes too long to get feedback after I stop typing. Is there a way to reduce that so the picker/finder feels more responsive? The symbol finder in particular used to be instant in previous versions of Spyder.