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Simple way to temporarily turn off exclusions for QuickOpen files

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#15,604 opened on Nov 17, 2016

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feature-requesthelp wantedquick-opensearch

Description

Using a transpiled language I sometimes find the need to look at the transpiled code which typically is excluded from QuickOpen. Having a simple way to turn exclusions off would simplify this. Some options come to mind:

  • Have a 'Turn Off Exclusions' entry at the end of the results list.
  • Have an additional QuickOpen prefix that runs QuickOpen with exclusions turned off.
  • Have an option toggle next to the QuickOpen entry field to turn exclusions off.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
developer experience
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
familiarity with vscode source codebasic understanding of QuickOpen
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
35
Research direction
The issue suggests multiple UI options for temporarily disabling exclusions in QuickOpen. To start, investigate the QuickOpen implementation in 'src/vs/workbench/contrib/quickopen/' and examine how file exclusions are currently applied. Look at the 'files.exclude' setting and how it's used in the quick open provider. Also, review the discussion in the comments for any proposed approaches or concerns. Consider implementing a simple toggle or prefix based approach that modifies the exclusion filter temporarily.
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