3 VS Code Settings I IMMEDIATELY Turn Off

I love VS Code, but it comes with a few settings that I just really don't like. Every time I set up a new instance of VS Code, I turn these off IMMEDIATELY.

00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:12 - Podcast Shoutout
00:01:20 - First Setting
00:02:30 - Second Setting
00:03:52 - Third Setting
00:05:35 - Extra Settings
00:06:52 - Wrap Up
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[WillAmaral]

It's funny how everyone uses features differently. I use the minimap a lot, even for small files. It's easier to find errors by looking at it. But then again, I'm blind as hell, and my font is way bigger than it should be.

[nathanstrik]

I often have a lot of tabs open, and I hate scrolling side to side so I always go into settings and turn on 'Wrap Tabs', so any tabs that won't fit on screen wrap to the next line.

[the_lee_effect]

The minimap is great for finding errors... Especially when you have merged branches from a coworker and now have conflicting code lines... It helps you know where the errors/conflicts are easily

[ericjohnson]

I hated the single click preview at first, but i’ve gotten used to it and now i really like it. If I’m quickly scanning though several files looking for something or comparing something and I’m not going to be staying in them, it saves me the step of closing each one to get them out of the way. And once you start editing it stays open even if you didn’t double click it to open.

[zarkojovic]

On the contrary, I enjoy all 3 features and love them. Minimap is great for navigating through the file, breadcrumbs great for nested things, even SCSS, and in live preview if you decide to change anything in a file it will automatically become open. I enjoy these and I would be really sad to see any of these things gone.

[Human_Evolution-]

Ironically this video made me bring back a feature I had hidden. The breadcrumb feature. I am often lost in files and functions, so I will give this a try today. Are there any extensions that are similar to bread crumbs? I would like to get a clearer picture on how many files and functions are connected (I study React.)

[DarenC]

I recently started using VS Code instead of Notepad++, and the "preview" mode annoyed me a lot. Then I realised I could double-click, and my rage subsided. I might still swap to the single click mode you've shown here though - those milliseconds add up!

[forrcaho]

I always change "Explorer: Sort Order" to "mixed". The default way the files and folders in a folder are sorted in the tree view is to have folders first (in alphabetical order) then files (in alphabetical order). Setting it to "mixed" puts them all together in one alphabetical list, which for me at least, makes it a lot easier to find things.

[zecuse]

I work with JSON files frequently at work and the breadcrumbs are great for large files. They essentially act as a horizontal version of the outline for the location of your cursor in the file (it constantly updates as you type/move). That's why it was changing on you and only showed you the top level nodes in the file (you left your cursor on a top level item). You can click any of the crumbs to show a "filtered" outline (other nodes in the file remain folded) to that level and the sibling nodes at that level will be folded allowing you to click and jump to a node. Of course, it also doubles as an outline if you want to unfold other nodes to jump to them too.

By default, file paths are shown as well and this will divide the crumbs into 2 sections (there's no visible indication of this, but the file you're in is at the division):
1. A "file explorer" for all of the folders open to this workspace, however it doesn't let you go up from the level of crumb you clicked.
2. The outline will full navigation (up or down from this crumb's level) of the currently opened file.

I effectively never need to open the file explorer on the sidebar which gives a TON more space to work with split views!

[dazecm]

To reclaim horizontal space I set shortcuts to open and close certain sidebars. I use SHIFT+SPACE to quickly toggle the Primary Sidebar (where Explorer View opens) and I set ALT+X to toggle the Activity Bar.

[lubomirkavetskiy]

Hey @James, thanks for the video.
Which theme do you use in your VS Code?

[navdeepsingh]

breadcrumbs: off
mini map: off
font size: 20
terminal integrated font size: 15
tab size: 2
word wrap: on
theme: night owl or cobalt2
and install some required extensions.

I would do these settings, after first installation of vs code.

[adibtatriantama]

The default setting which I don't like is "Restore Windows" default to "all". The setting means when I have x windows open and I close all of them (CMD + Q in Mac), then when I open the VSCode App it opened x windows which makes my screen cluttered and frustrates me. The way I like is to set the setting to "none", so when I close all windows in the night, the next day I open the VSCode It only open 1 window and I can start to work with a fresh mind, if I want to continue my previous work, I can just select the folder in recent.

[Yeasiin]

I love all of them. File preview use to annoying me before I know how that's work(double click).

[zachfenton]

The settings that need to be enabled are word wrap, spell checker, customised background

[creativeworld]

Been using VS Code for years, never felt the necessity to turn them off.

[ashleygahl]

Just want to give a shout out to James. Your videos are highly appreciated!!

[itsjusttriz]

That soft-preview thing is actually neat! I didnt know it was toggle-able! Thanks :D

ive always just middle-clicked files to force-full-open them :P

[kevinzhang]

For open file (single click) in preview mode, actually, I preferred default setting: I am having many files for typically project and sometimes I just want to view each some of the files. It works perfectly; otherwise, I will ends up close many files (even using Ctl + W shortcut), which will take time.

[cristiangarrido]

Thanks! I didn't know how to disable soft open in vs code and it was so frustrating click twice on a file to keep it open