Vscode: Provide an option to stop scrolling revealing active file in explorer

[ianwesterfield]

I would love to see a user option to disable this feature; it really is a hassle when comparing across multiple files in large projects.

[ironcladlou]

Has anyone found a workaround for this?

[isinbahadir]

i really need a workaround for this.

[bpasero]

@ianwesterfield @ironcladlou @isinbahadir to be clear, you would still want the working files to reveal the active file but not the folder view below?

[ironcladlou]

@ianwesterfield @ironcladlou @isinbahadir to be clear, you would still want the working files to reveal the active file but not the folder view below?

IMO, yes. I have no issue with the active file being highlighted in the working files section, but for the folder view below, I expect:

1. A way to keep the folder view static regardless of my working file
2. A command to reveal the current working file in the folder view

[bpasero]

April release will have a new flag autoReveal (default: true) to control this behaviour. In addition there is a new command Show Active File in Explorer

[ironcladlou]

@bpasero That's great news. Thanks.

[ironcladlou]

@bpasero I've been using a master build of VSCode to test this feature and it's working great. Thanks again.

[bpasero]

@ironcladlou very cool!

[ianwesterfield]

The latest release notes say a new "explorer.autoReveal" is exposed, but I'm not seeing it in the defaults. Tried setting it anyway in the user but the behavior isn't altered. Am I missing something?

[bpasero]

@ianwesterfield yes, only coming for our post 1.0 release end of this month

[ianwesterfield]

Sounds good, and thanks for the speedy update!

[tomsihap]

That is dope, works perfectly. Thanks!

[Fconstant]

Just for information, Show Active File in Explorer was renamed to Reveal Active File in Side Bar (in case you don't find it)