Issue #109 (Folding Code Regions)05/22/24
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When working inside your editor in VS Code, it may be convenient to be able to fold and unfold sections of code quickly, without needing to go through many menu options.
VS Code has shortcuts that allow you to quickly fold and unfold code regions. This means things like functions, classes, if statements, etc., can be collapsed and expanded. Basically just about any portion of code that has a nested section.
For example, if your cursor is inside a function, you can use the shortcut CTRL/CMD + SHIFT + [ to instantly collapse (or fold) that region of code. To expand (or unfold) that same region (assuming your cursor is still there) simply use CTRL/CMD + SHIFT + ].
If necessary, you can also fold every foldable region of code in the current file. This is done using the combo keyboard shortcut CTRL/CMD + K followed by CTRL/CMD + 0. To unfold all regions, use CTRL/CMD + K followed by CTRL/CMD + J.
You can also do some fine-grained folding/unfolding of code regions using the following shortcuts:
- Fold a specific level of code (depending on nested regions): CTRL/CMD + K followed by CTRL/CMD + 3 (or whatever level you want to fold, from 1 to 7)
- Fold all regions excepted the selected section of code: CTRL/CMD + K followed by CTRL/CMD + -
- Unfold all regions excepted selected: CTRL/CMD + K followed by CTRL/CMD + =
- Fold all block comments: CTRL/CMD + K followed by CTRL/CMD + /
If you forget any of these, just open your keyboard shortcuts list (CTRL + K followed by CTRL + S) then search for "folded" or "unfolded" to see all the current shortcuts available for your system.
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Now on to this week's hand-picked links!
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VS Code Tools
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SharePoint Framework Toolkit — A VS Code extension that aims to boost your productivity in developing and managing SharePoint Framework solutions, helping at every stage of your development flow.
VSCode Dimmer Block — A VS Code extension that allows you to dim text outside of the current block by reducing the opacity of the text. Useful for better focus or possibly for recording presentations and screencasts.
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Git Blame — A popular VS Code extension that lets you see Git Blame information in the status bar for the currently selected line, among other Git-related features.
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VS Code Theme of the Week
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City Lights — A dark color theme designed with focus in mind and boasts "many custom made visual aids to help you code faster and more accurate", with support for many popular coding languages.
This one is definitely a theme that needs a good bold font. I find that the screenshots on the extension page don't do the colors justice. You can see how much more attractive the theme is with the font I'm using (which is Fira Code Medium).
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Best of the Rest
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Tine — A simple text/code editor built in C, to keep the focus on the text editing and not be distracted too much by buttons, tabs, menus, and animations.
FullStacked Editor — Build and run full-stack JavaScript web apps on iOS, iPadOS, MacOS, Windows, Linux, with Android and Docker in the works.
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LazyVim for Ambitious Developers — A course that's approachable, digestible, and comprehensive, written for developers who want to ramp up on modal editing with Neovim.
If you have any link suggestions, including a tool, article, or other resources related to VS Code or another IDE, send it via DM on X: @LouisLazaris or just hit reply on this email.
That's it for this issue.
Happy VS Coding!
Louis
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