Vertical Line Appears in Editor for Specific Project, Not Present in Other Projects, Even After Restarting VS Code

[ryo-kozin]

Environment:

• VS Code Version: 1.93.1 (Universal)
• OS: macOS Sequoia 15.0 (MacBook Air M2, 2022, 16 GB RAM)
• Electron: 30.4.0
• Node.js: 20.15.1
• Extensions installed:
  • bmewburn.vscode-intelephense-client@1.12.6
  • christian-kohler.path-intellisense@2.9.0
  • dbaeumer.vscode-eslint@3.0.10
  • etc. (see full list below)

Description:

A vertical line consistently appears in the editor for a specific project, regardless of restarting VS Code or reloading the window. However, this issue does not occur in other repositories. I have tried disabling all extensions, but the line persists only in this particular project.

This issue is unique to this project, as restarting VS Code or switching to other projects does not reproduce the problem. It only affects this one repository, even after multiple restarts.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Open the specific project (repository) in VS Code.
2. A vertical line appears in the editor.
3. Restart VS Code or reload the window.
4. The vertical line still appears in the same project.
5. Open other repositories—no vertical line is visible.
6. Disabling all extensions does not resolve the issue.

Expected Behavior:

No vertical line should appear unless explicitly configured in project or workspace settings.

Actual Behavior:

A vertical line appears in the editor for a specific project, even after restarting VS Code. This behavior is not observed in other projects or repositories.

Additional Information:

• Attached screenshot shows the vertical line in the editor.

  

• List of installed extensions is provided below for reference.

• The issue persists across VS Code restarts and only affects this particular project.

Extensions:

• bmewburn.vscode-intelephense-client@1.12.6
• christian-kohler.path-intellisense@2.9.0
• dbaeumer.vscode-eslint@3.0.10
• etc. (full list in the screenshot)

OS Details:

macOS Sequoia 15.0, running on a MacBook Air M2 (16 GB RAM)

VS Code:

Version 1.93.1

[gjsjohnmurray]

Probably a "editor.rulers" setting in the project's .vscode/settings.json file.

[gjsjohnmurray]

See https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/tips-and-tricks#_vertical-rulers

[ryo-kozin]

@gjsjohnmurray Thank you for pointing out the ruler setting as the cause of the vertical line in the editor! I reviewed the information at Vertical Rulers in VS Code, and it resolved the issue.

I appreciate your help. I will go ahead and close this issue now.