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geoidesic
geoidesic

Reputation: 5043

How do I edit settings (as text) on VsCode

Almost every extension I've looked at has a list of settings that needs to be added, usually in JSON format... but when you click on the settings cog, it gives you a form to fill in – nowhere to enter JSON.

So where exactly is one supposed to put the JSON?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 60

Answers (1)

Matt Bierner
Matt Bierner

Reputation: 65175

The visual settings editor is just a fancy UI for the json. When you see a documentation that says something like:

To use this extension, make sure to set:

"extension.enableFoo": "bar"

Just search extension.enableFoo in the settings editor and then enter the value "bar".

But if you need to edit the json directly, you can click on the Open Settings JSON button in the top right corner:

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Or use the: Preferences: Open settings (JSON) command to open the settings as json without first opening the visual settings editor:

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Upvotes: 1

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