Issue #84  (File Decorations & Multi-select Search)11/29/23

Here are a couple of things to note about doing search/replace in files in VS Code. First of all, when you search for something you'll notice VS Code's search function provides search results similar to what you see in the file explorer.

These are referred to as "file decorations and colors" that indicate the file's problems and source control information, as is commonly seen in the file explorer.
 
So you'll be able to see things like untracked files (U), modified files (M), conflicted file (C), etc.

The other useful thing related to searching in files is the ability to do multi-select when performing a search/replace operation. For example, if you do a find and replace, you can CTRL-CLICK to select specific files in the results.
 
Then when you click to perform the search/replace action, the replace will only take place on the selected files.

And finally, in the Search pane, there's a field called "files to include" that lets you insert glob patterns to match what files you want to search in. But note the little icon at the end of this field called "Search only in Open Editors".
 
This lets you toggle whether you want to do a full search in all files or just in the ones that are currently open.

Now on to this week's hand-picked links!
 

VS Code Tools

HighMate — An isomoprhic syntax highlighter using TextMate grammars and VS Code themes.

shadcn/vue — A VS Code extension that enables you to install shadcn/vue components (a Vue port of shadcdn-ui) directly from your IDE.

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VS Code Extension Samples — From the VS Code team, a repository featuring sample code that illustrates the VS Code extension API, with each sample explaining functionality, demoing usage, etc.

VS Code Articles & Videos

Debug a React app with Visual Studio Code — Covers some short, mostly well-known tips, including a YouTube video. I wouldn't say this is overly React specific, as the principles would apply to any JS app.

📺 Top Visual Studio Code Product Icon Themes — Video by Zoran Jambor covering different extensions that allow you to change the "product icons" in VS Code (i.e. the basic UI icons, not the file/folder ones).

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Pursuit of "Wicked Smartness" in VS Code — Latest blog post from the VS Code team, focusing on the advancements around VS Code over the past few months in relation to AI and the developer workflow.

Best of the Rest

Dotfyle — A searchable and filterable directory of Neovim plugins, color schemes, and configurations.

subiRegex — An AI based tool to generate regular expressions using plain English.

xAI PromptIDE — An integrated development environment for prompt engineering and interpretability research.

Suggestions?

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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