Per-activity panel width.

[gboncoffee]

Problem: I usually like having a small panel for the file explorer, as my files usually don't have huge names. But when I open the Copilot chat, I have to increase the panel width so I can properly interact with it, read it's suggestions, etc. Then, when opening the file explorer once I'm done with Copilot, I have to decrease the panel width manually again.

Solution: per-activity panel width. When switching activities, the panel is set to the activity's prefered width, which may be configured in the settings, and per-session by manually increasing/decreasing the panel's size when an activity is focused.

I actually tried to implement this myself, but my experience with TypeScript/JavaScript/Electron is minimal and VS Code is a huge codebase. As far as I understood of the code architecture, this feature may not be straight-forward, as the activities can be removed from the panel altogether.

Thanks to the team and comunity contributors for maintaining the most used development environment in the world!

[kjusupov]

@gboncoffee I have similar UX problem and below is my current solution:

• Move (drag-n-drop) the copilot into terminal (or "Output" in bottom panel), which will split the panel (and assign keyboard shortcut)
• Unfortunately bottom panel can't be split (would be nice if it could, especially on wide screens). There are few issues filed on such request whereby different views can be open at the same time within bottom panel.

[gboncoffee]

Thanks for the suggestion! I really liked this solution. Regarding the bottom panel, you can "split" by dragging the view name. It's not ideal but solves some workflows.