Zen Mode Settings

[Jonatthu]

I request a special property for zen mode

zenMode.fontSize and "zenMode.fontWeight": "bold"

So would be different from

editor property settings

[vscodebot]

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[isidorn]

This seems like a special settings for zen mode which would take effect when in zen mode. Something like a language identifier settings which take priority when you are in javascript file for example.

"[zen]": {
    "editor.fontSize": 12
}

Renaming this feature request to be more global.

[Ky6uk]

I think also things should be configurable in zen mode for a better concentrating on a code:

• Hide minimap
• Hide scrollbar
• Hide strange line on the left side (resizing hook)

[ghost]

It would be nice if this was applied more generally by allowing settings to be changed after a certain action has been executed.

[isidorn]

@sandy081 is this feature request realistic, could we add a new configuration scope for zen mode.
Here's a highly requested feature which would benefit from this #31609
We could also deprecat a lot of zenMode specific settings if we added this

[sandy081]

@isidorn Do you think all editor settings makes sense to be overridable in zen mode? This also brings up new overriding dimension, for eg zen mode takes precedence over language settings?

[isidorn]

@sandy081 yes I think all editor setting make sense to be overriden in zen mode. However in general I would need more than editor setting. Do for language overried you only allow editor ones to be overriden?
Yes, zen mode should take precedence over language settings imho.

In practice here are the most needed ones:
editor.lineNumber
workbench.editor.showTabs
workbench.activityBar.visible
workbench.statusBar.visible
editor.fontSize

[sandy081]

Do for language overried you only allow editor ones to be overriden

Yes.

So you need support for more identifiers that can override settings (not just editor).

[isidorn]

@sandy081 yes. Does that overcomplicate things?

[sandy081]

Yes, it will for the user. It is hard to explain why some settings are supported for some override identifiers and not for others especially there is no UI. Also this will introduce two types of settings for zen mode, one those with zen.* and others with [zen]. Is not it simple if all settings follow only one type?

[isidorn]

@sandy081 once we introduce this I will deprecate all zen. settings

[sandy081]

Ok, I can provide following internally

• Contribute override identifiers with settings to override.

[tobyee]

Hide minimap configurable +1

[Jonatthu]

@isidorn Is this going to be ever an option?

[Mattsteele1197]

I'd love to hide git changes and disable the minimap when I'm in Zen mode, but I need it in my normal workflow.

Has there been any updates to this, or workarounds with zenMode specific settings?

[hughlilly]

I’d like to be able to toggle window.commandCenter to off (false) when in Zen mode.

[miguno]

I'd love to hide git changes and disable the minimap when I'm in Zen mode, but I need it in my normal workflow.

Has there been any updates to this, or workarounds with zenMode specific settings?

+1

[anatoly-yakubov-betpawa]

Centred mode has vertical rulers.

1. Vertical rules (width) settings is being saved somewhere, but can only be configured by mouse. A numeric setting would be nice to have.
2. Would be nice to have zen.EditorMinWidth. Currently editor width is controlled by vertical rulers, which tied to % of width available, hence width changes on different displays and windowed/full-screen modes. New settings or two would give a better, more predictable control over focused editor size.

[nicksuhkeys]

any updates to this?