Vscode: Maximize current editor group (or temporarily hide other editor groups)

[jasongrout]

It would be great if there was a way to quickly hide other editor groups to focus on a single editor (or editor group) without actually closing all the other files. A common workflow for me is to flip between having multiple files open side by side, and having just the currently focused file shown, which is pretty painful to do now.

This is akin to the zen mode or no-distraction mode you see in other software. https://packagecontrol.io/packages/MaxPane also implements this for Sublime.

[bpasero]

There are some commands to do this:

• Maximize editor group and hide side bar
• Minimize other editor groups

Please give them a try.

[jasongrout]

Sorry, I just saw this. This helps get into a MaxPane-like mode, but it doesn't help getting out of it. Ideally, there would be an easy way to maximize the editor group _and_ restore the previous layout.

[bpasero]

Even Editor Group Widths

[fikovnik]

Is it possible to actually use it as a toggle (maximize/even) and bind that to a key?

[bradparks]

I'd like this as well - I have a similar feature I use in Vim, ZoomWin, and for this feature to be useful, it has to be able to restore to the previous state... thanks!

[jasongrout]

Related to #12940.

[rob3c]

So if the workbench.action.maximizeEditor command isn't going to be a toggle, then what's the complementary command to undo the action when you're done and want to go back to the previous layout?

[wkerswell-gresham]

@rob3c If you set Even Editor Group Widths you can go back. It wont have the same layout as you had before but will split the editors to be even widths which is pretty much there. I had to set up a keybinding for each though as they arent toggles

[arcseldon]

A toggle that retains the previous layout would be ideal. The maximise editor groups / even editor group widths combination is just about good enough - please consider a complete solution though 😃