VTools for Visual Studio Code
Extension install page: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=venryx.vscode-vtools
Features
Auto-hide side-bar
Causes the side-bar to be hidden whenever the user clicks outside of it. (technically, when the user changes the text-editor selection)
Auto-hide bottom-bar
Same thing as above, except for the bottom-bar (output, terminal, etc.).
Settings
vtools.autoHideSideBar: Causes the side-bar to be hidden whenever the user clicks outside of it. [boolean, default:false]vtools.autoHideBottomBar: Causes the bottom-bar (output, terminal, etc.) to be hidden whenever the user clicks outside of it. [boolean, default:false]vtools.autoHideDelay: How many milliseconds to wait before hiding the side/bottom bars, after clicking outside of them. (helps solve the unintended-selection issue -- especially when scrolled to the right) [number, default:300]
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Developing
- Clone/download repo: https://github.com/Venryx/vscode-vtools.git
- Make code changes in "src" folder.
- Run "npm run compile". (this will start compiler in watch mode) [if editing in vscode, Ctrl+Shift+B also works]
- Not sure what command to use in the command-line. In vscode, I open the Debug panel and launch the extension from there.
Publishing
- Increment the version number in package.json.
- Add an entry to the changelog for the new version.
- Run "npm publish". (this publishes to npm, and runs "vsce publish", which adds the new version to the vscode marketplace)
Note: If "vsce" doesn't exist, run "npm i -g vsce". If login not-set/invalid (or PAT expired), run "vsce login [your publisher name]", and supply a non-expired PAT.