VSCode prevent file Explorer from jumping
Visual Studio-CodeVisual Studio-Code Problem Overview
Is there a way to prevent VSCode from jumping all over the place when closing a tab? It jumps to the location of the selected tab, but this is very disorienting when opening various files to inspect within a lib.
Visual Studio-Code Solutions
Solution 1 - Visual Studio-Code
This behaviour is controlled by the following setting:
"explorer.autoReveal": false
There is currently no setting for keeping the selected file in the explorer, but this one at least keeps the scroll position fixed and prevents the "jumping".
Update
In current versions, the same setting now keeps the selected file.
Solution 2 - Visual Studio-Code
After you apply "explorer.autoReveal": false
, as mentioned above, you can also set up
a shortcut to force show the current file in Explorer:
{ "key": "cmd+e", "command": "workbench.files.action.showActiveFileInExplorer" }
Solution 3 - Visual Studio-Code
As commented in issue 23902 (Option to keep file selected in sidebar without forcing a scroll)
- If set
autoReveal
to true, the jumping inside file explorer is confusing; - If set
autoReveal
to false, I have to useshowActiveFileInExplorer
keybinding or right click menu every time when switch between tabs
But with VSCode 1.46 (May 2020) you now have:
> ## Explorer auto reveal focus without forcing a scroll
>
> There is a new option focusNoScroll
for the explorer.autoReveal
setting.
>
> When using this option, the Explorer will automatically select files when opening them but will not scroll to reveal them in the Explorer view.