Issue #122 (New Window Dimensions)08/21/24
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There's a setting in VS Code that allows you to control the size of new windows that are opened, independent of the size of the original VS Code window. Note that this is in reference to windows, not tabs that are normally opened within a single window.
Many of you (myself included) may prefer to have a single VS Code window open at any given time. But if you like to work with multiple windows, you might want to look at each of the values available for this setting.
Search for New Window Dimensions in your UI settings.
As the description explains, this setting does the following:
"Controls the dimensions of opening a new window when at least one window is already opened."
The "default" setting will open new windows in the "center" of your screen. You can also set the new window to open with "inherit" which means the same dimensions as the last active one.
A few of the other settings might be of interest. For example, the value "offset" allows your windows to open offset from one another when they're stacked:
The above example is from my Windows machine. However, on my Macbook Air, I noticed that the new windows will offset even with the default setting, like this:
Notice that the first new window (2nd one in the stack) is offset quite a bit from the original window (the one at the back). But any subsequent new windows are stacked as expected, with a slight offset. If I change the value to "offset", the windows are stacked as expected, similar to what happens on the Windows machine:
I'm guessing this is due to some kind of default on the Mac, which overrides this setting, that will automatically offset new windows.
The other interesting value that you may want to choose for this setting is "maximize". This means all new windows will open maximized, which many coders prefer. There's also "fullscreen" but I can't see too many people choosing that setting, as it seems a bit like overkill.
Now on to this week's hand-picked links!
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VS Code Tools
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grepc — An approachable regular expression highlighter with advanced customization for VS Code.
Foam — A note-taking tool that lives within VS Code, provding a personal knowledge management and sharing system within your IDE.
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VS Code Theme of the Week
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Sparkling Theme — A vibrant dark theme that boasts that it's "meticulously designed to transform your coding environment into a sophisticated and visually captivating experience."
I don't if I would describe it that way, but I do like the bright colors and the contrast, though I can see why some wouldn't prefer it, as you may prefer a more laid back set of colors for the syntax highlighting and UI.
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VS Code Articles & Videos
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Writing Markdown in VS Code — If you write a lot of Markdown in VS Code, like the author does, this is a nice set of tips and VS Code settings that you might find useful.
📺 Min/Maxxing VS Code by Stripping the UI and Adding Vim — If you like a minimalist setup in your IDE and want a Vim-like experience in VS Code, this new video from the VS Code YouTube channel will be of interest.
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VS Code Obsolescence — The author is planning to move to a new editor due to the apparently high CPU usage of VS Code, even with a fresh install.
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Best of the Rest
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Replit Desktop — Official desktop app for Replit, for MacOS, Windows, and Linux, developed using Electron and packaged and distributed using Electron Forge.
Copilot for Xcode — The missing GitHub Copilot, Codeium and ChatGPT
Xcode source editor extension.
Mastering Visual Studio Code (2024) — A course with 8 hours of video content for programmers working with Python, C++, Java, JavaScript, React, Vue, Docker, Markdown, GitHub Copilot, and more. Sponsor
Overleaf — A popular collaborative, online LaTeX editor that includes a visual editor and code editor, with templates for everything, and no setup needed.
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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@LouisLazaris
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