Issue #149 (Settings URLs in VS Code)02/26/25
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If you write documentation or tutorials on VS Code, you might want to take note of the settings URL feature. This allows you to user the vscode:// protocol to directly link to a specific setting in VS Code from any document.
For example, click the following link on a device that has VS Code installed:
vscode://settings/breadcrumbs.enabled
You'll get a notification like the following (for Windows):
Or this one (for Mac):
This will open VS Code and take you directly to the specified setting in your Settings UI. You'll sometimes see this in use on the official VS Code docs. If the setting doesn't happen to exist (e.g. it's misspelled) or if you simply use the URL vscode://settings without specifying which setting, it will only open the settings without targeting anything in particular.
And if you want to get a particular settings URL to include in docs somewhere, you can do this by hovering over the setting and clicking the cog icon next to the setting.
This provides various options for dealing with the chosen setting, including the ability to "Copy Setting as URL".
Now on to this week's hand-picked links!
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VS Code Tools
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OpenCtx — An extension that allows you to see contextual info about code from your dev tools, in your editor, and anywhere else you read code. Has plugins and extensions for a number of editors and tools.
Couscous — A VS Code extension powered by Deepseek that uses AI to analyze your code quality against best practices and team conventions.
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Inkdown Editor — A VS Code extension for Inkdown, a WYSIWYG Markdown editor that aims to improve the markdown reading and editing experience.
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VS Code Theme of the Week
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darkvoid — This is definitely a theme that's not for everyone. It's a minimal and monochromatic theme "for dark dwellers with glowing and unique aesthetics."
As you can see, it's basically just different shades of grey, with a small splash of color for a few of the syntax tokens. The extension includes two themes, the default shown above and "darkvoid ocean" which is almost the same except the tokens are more of an aqua-blue color.
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VS Code Articles & Videos
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Best of the Rest
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refactoring.nvim — A refactoring library for Neovim, based on the Refactoring book by Martin Fowler, with support for 10 languages (JS, TS, C/C++, Go, Python, etc).
How I Learned to Code with My Voice — From one developer who started having severe hand pain and how she used some specific voice coding tools to help her continue to work (and pay her bills!).
Lysted: Your Ticket Reselling Side Hustle — Looking for a side hustle? Use Lysted to resell event tickets. List once and reach buyers across platforms like StubHub and Ticketmaster. Enjoy automated pricing and quick payouts. It’s a hassle-free way to make extra cash from unused tickets. Sponsor
MyST — An extension for Markdown, to create interactive scientific publications for the web or export to PDF, LaTeX, and Microsoft Word.
If you have any link suggestions, including a tool, article, or other resource related to VS Code or another IDE, you can hit reply, send it via DM on X, or via chat on Bluesky.
That's it for this issue.
Happy VS Coding!
Louis
VSCode.Email
@LouisLazaris
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