Settings¶

The settings for VS Code partly depend on the extensions that you installed, but here are some recommended core settings. To you use them:

Press Cmd+Shift+P and type settings and select Preferences: Open User Settings.

The most important thing in the core settings is the ruler position. I set mine at 114 which helps for GitHub reviews since it’s the maximum number of characters on one line.

Paste the following settings into the settings window.

{
    "editor.detectIndentation": true,
    "editor.minimap.enabled": false,
    "editor.renderIndentGuides": true,
    "editor.scrollBeyondLastLine": false,
    "editor.tabSize": 2,
    "editor.useTabStops": false,
    "editor.rulers": [
        114
    ],
    "editor.wordWrapColumn": 114,
    "explorer.confirmDelete": false,
    "explorer.confirmDragAndDrop": false,
    "files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true,
    "git.confirmSync": false,
    "git.enableSmartCommit": true,
    "git.autofetch": true,
    "window.title": "${activeEditorLong}${separator}${rootName}",
    "restructuredtext.linter.run": "off",
    "workbench.editor.enablePreview": false,
    "workbench.editor.enablePreviewFromQuickOpen": false,
    "workbench.editor.showTabs": true,
    "workbench.startupEditor": "welcomePage"
}

Tip

If you use the VIM plugin, you can also set the line size to 114 ("vim.textwidth": 114). This allows you to use the auto line formatting feature by selecting a paragraph and hitting gq in normal mode.