Folder-specific settings in `.zed/settings.json` not applied

[corneliusio]

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When trying to apply configuration using the zed: open local settings none of the settings are applied to the project.

Environment

Zed: v0.149.3 (Zed) OS: macOS 14.6.1 Memory: 32 GiB Architecture: aarch64

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[notpeter]

1. Can you provide an example of the settings you are attempt to define that aren't working?
2. Where is the location of your .zed (root of the workspace, etc)

[corneliusio]

I've tried a couple things. First I was trying to setup config for the pyright lsp:

{
    "lsp": {
        "pyright": {
            "settings": {
                "python": {
                    "pythonPath": "/Users/cornelius/.local/share/virtualenvs/417mag-2c6gINzP/bin/python"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

This works when I put it in the main configuration, but not the local project config.

When that didn't work I just tried something simple like font size:

{
    "buffer_font_size": 22
}

And .zed/settings.json is setup at the root of the project.

[corneliusio]

@notpeter So following up on this, I've found that some settings do get applied when updated in the file, and some only get applied AFTER Zed gets restarted. The two above examples still behave as noted, but changing something like indent_guides applies immediately, and adding definitions to file_types will take effect, but only after restarting Zed.

So it appears that overall things are working as documented however there's not a lot of clarity about what can and cannot be defined on a project level. Additionally, it seems like the need to adjust LSP settings on a project level would not be all that uncommon and perhaps should be one of the settings that can be adjusted in local settings.