When there is no workspace, it's not possible to start debugging from the side panel

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When there is no workspace, it's not possible to start debugging from the side panel #13889

Open mvtec-richter opened 1 week ago

mvtec-richter commented 1 week ago

Bug Description:

It's not possible to start debugging from debug sidepanel, when there is no workspace

Steps to Reproduce:

Make sure the current workspace is closed (File->Close Workspace)
Make sure a vscode extension with debug support is installed (Python/Javascript)
Open a python/javascript file with Open File...
Goto debug panel

-> In the dropdown, there is no python/javascript debugger to choose from.

Additional Information

Operating System: Windows
Theia Version: 1.51

msujew commented 1 week ago

It makes sense that there are no debug configurations available - after all, they're loaded from the currently open workspace. However, VS Code features a view welcome widget that displays some more info based on the open file and the installed extensions: