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Manage your workspaces and projects in Visual Studio Code
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Ergonomics [workpaces list/-s] #14

Closed irvnriir closed 4 years ago

irvnriir commented 4 years ago

p.s. i see the extension as a layout/setup presets interface/manager (truly it seem to be no other use for it) .

L13 commented 4 years ago
  • In the Workspaces list :
    • in RMB menu on newly opened Workspace, the logically being "Add Workspace To Project" button are named "Save As Project" .

A "Project" can be a folder or a .code-workspace file. It is the same like vscode folder and vscode workspace. Basically there a 3 simple types: Project (folder or workspace), Git Repository and VS Code (folder or workspace). So a "Project" means a saved/picked folder or workspace file. I can think about renaming the point for workspaces.

  • no way to add a Workspace File trough the interface .

If you have saved the workspace file, you can add it with "Projects: Add Project".

  1. This is the first icon in the "Projects: Workspaces" view or press "Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + P" to open the command palette and search for "Projects: Add Project".
  2. Now a dialog appears and you can select the workspace file or folder you want to add.
  • Please add the Workspaces list to Explorer sidebar .

This is still working. You can drag the "Projects: Workspaces" view to the file explorer icon, wait a second and if the sidebar shows up, let it drop where you want. This works with other views in the sidebar, too.

irvnriir commented 4 years ago

I just do not understand how Workspaces could need {any more attention / a new name} . I do not see any difference made by presence of git in the Workspace Folder .

"Projects: Add Project" doesn't allow to select files (only folders) .

"Projects: Workspaces" : thanks .

L13 commented 4 years ago

I just do not understand how Workspace Folders or Files could need {any more attention / a new name}, they seem to be handled by Workspaces all fine . I do not see any difference made by presence of git in the folder .

A project folder can be every folder. If two folders have the same name, you can change it in the list without changing the folder name. e.g. extensions. This folder exists in ~/.vscode and ~/.vscode-insiders.

The same for .code-workspace files. If they have the same name you can rename it without changing the original name. e.g. multiple projects with same structure.

"Projects: Add Project" doesn't allow to select files (only folders) .

Sorry, it seems to be my fault. I thought the dialog works on every os in the same way. But I see that this feature works only on macOS. I will fix it in the next release.

irvnriir commented 4 years ago

i see no case when the same names would make anything misbehave in default VSC .

L13 commented 4 years ago

Maybe I have to explain it from a different point of view. The reason why I have written the extension was, that I wasn't really happy anymore with the extension "Project Manager" which I used before. At this time it wasn't possible to save workspaces and they made also another couple of changes. After that I made the decision to write my own one, which fits my needs. All the features you see are a result of what I have to challenge every day. And to get way better organized, I tried to find a mixture between how can I solve my problems and how can I write something that others can use, too. So if you don't need a feature that's fine. I recommend to ignore the projects part and instead you can use just the auto detection for .vscode folders, git repositories and .code-workspaces. It's the same with favorites or slots. Choose the best way for yourself how you want to work with.

irvnriir commented 4 years ago

I do not insist, just am interested in what is the use cases that i'm missing . ignore if its too long/bothering to describe/explain ,

L13 commented 4 years ago

Hi, the new version has now a fix for adding workspaces. I added a new Icon and a new command on Windows and Linux. Not perfect, but it works. The wording can not be changed so easily, so I close the ticket. Maybe I put more focus on the extension next year. Right now is the goal to finish Diff Folders and go straight forward to version 1.0.0.