Microsoft/vscode

Bracket indent guides are only displayed on the active cursor

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#174,534 opened on Feb 16, 2023

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Description

The bracket indent guides are only displayed on the active cursor, it would be nice if they were displayed on all cursors. The bracket highlight is displayed on all cursors, as it's been in vscode for longer than the bracket indent guides: image

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

  • VS Code Version: 1.75.1
  • OS Version: Windows 11

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Research direction
Investigate how bracket indent guides are rendered in VS Code, focusing on the cursor specific logic. Identify where the active cursor filtering occurs and modify it to apply to all cursors.
Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
GitTypeScript
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75