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A tool to autohide the sidebar and terminal panel (fork with additional features).
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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*Requires Visual Studio Code, version 1.43 or higher

Auto Hide

Extension install page: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/PCODE-pl.vscode-autohide-plus

Features

Auto-hide SideBar

Causes the SideBar to be hidden whenever the user clicks into the text editor.

Auto-hide side bar

Auto-hide bottom Panel

Same thing as above, except for the bottom Panel (output, terminal, etc. are contained in the Panel).

Auto-show SideBar

Causes the SideBar to be shown whenever the user clicks into the text editor.

Auto-show bottom Panel

Same thing as above, except for the bottom Panel (output, terminal, etc. are contained in the panel).

Fork differences

  • Added auto-showing of SideBars and Panel when the user clicks into a text editor
  • Added auto-showing/hiding of SideBars and Panel when the user enters debug mode
  • Added auto-showing/hiding of SideBars and Panel when the user exits debug mode

Settings

  • autoHidePlus.autoHideRightSideBar: Hide the right SideBar when the user clicks into a text editor. [boolean, default: false]
  • autoHidePlus.autoHideLeftSideBar: Hide the left SideBar when the user clicks into a text editor. [boolean, default: false]
  • autoHidePlus.autoHidePanel: Hide the Panel (output, terminal, etc.) when the user clicks into a text editor. [boolean, default: false]
  • autoHidePlus.autoHideReferences: Hide the References panel (Go to References) when the user clicks into a text editor. [boolean, default: false]
  • autoHidePlus.hideOnOpen: Hide SideBars and Panel when VSCode first opens. [boolean, default: false]
  • autoHidePlus.hideRightSideBarWhenDebug: Hide right SideBar when the user clicks into a text editor in debug mode. [boolean, default: true]
  • autoHidePlus.hideLeftSideBarWhenDebug: Hide left SideBar when the user clicks into a text editor in debug mode. [boolean, default: true]
  • autoHidePlus.hidePanelWhenDebug: Hide Panel when the user clicks into a text editor in debug mode. [boolean, default: true]
  • autoHidePlus.autoShowRightSideBar: Show the right SideBar when the user clicks into a text editor. [boolean, default: false]
  • autoHidePlus.autoShowLeftSideBar: Show the left SideBar when the user clicks into a text editor. [boolean, default: false]
  • autoHidePlus.autoShowPanel: Show Panel when the user clicks into a text editor. [boolean, default: false]
  • autoHidePlus.hideRightSideBarOnDebug: Hide the right SideBar when the user enters debug mode. [boolean, default: false]
  • autoHidePlus.hideRightSideBarOnDebug: Hide the left SideBar when the user enters debug mode. [boolean, default: false]
  • autoHidePlus.hidePanelOnDebug: Hide Panel when the user enters debug mode. [boolean, default: false]
  • autoHidePlus.showLeftSideBarsOnDebug: Show the left SideBar when the user enters debug mode. [boolean, default: false]
  • autoHidePlus.showRightSideBarOnDebug: Show the right SideBar when the user enters debug mode. [boolean, default: false]
  • autoHidePlus.showPanelOnDebug: Show Panel when the user enters debug mode. [boolean, default: false]
  • autoHidePlus.hideRightSideBarOnDebugEnd: Hide the right SideBar when the user exits debug mode. [boolean, default: false]
  • autoHidePlus.hideLeftSideBarOnDebugEnd: Hide the left SideBar when the user exits debug mode. [boolean, default: false]
  • autoHidePlus.hidePanelOnDebugEnd: Hide Panel when the user exits debug mode. [boolean, default: false]
  • autoHidePlus.showRightSideBarOnDebugEnd: Show the right SideBar when the user exits debug mode. [boolean, default: false]
  • autoHidePlus.showLeftSideBarOnDebugEnd: Show the left SideBar when the user exits debug mode. [boolean, default: false]
  • autoHidePlus.showPanelOnDebugEnd: Show Panel when the user exits debug mode. [boolean, default: false]

Commands

  • autoHidePlus.toggleAutoHideRightSideBar: Toggle autoHidePlus.autoHideRightSideBar setting for current workspace. Use this command to pin/unpin the right SideBar.
  • autoHidePlus.toggleAutoHideLeftSideBar: Toggle autoHidePlus.autoHideLeftSideBar setting for current workspace. Use this command to pin/unpin the left SideBar.
  • autoHidePlus.toggleAutoHidePanel: Toggle autoHidePlus.autoHidePanel setting for current workspace. Use this command to pin/unpin the Panel.
  • autoHidePlus.toggleAutoHideReferences: Toggle autoHidePlus.autoHideReferences setting for current workspace. Use this command to pin/unpin the References panel.
  • autoHidePlus.toggleHideOnOpen: Toggle autoHidePlus.hideOnOpen setting for current workspace. Use this command to pin/unpin the SideBars and Panel when VSCode first opens.
  • autoHidePlus.toggleHideRightSideBarWhenDebug: Toggle autoHidePlus.hideRightSideBarWhenDebug setting for current workspace.
  • autoHidePlus.toggleHideLeftSideBarWhenDebug: Toggle autoHidePlus.hideLeftSideBarWhenDebug setting for current workspace.
  • autoHidePlus.toggleHidePanelWhenDebug: Toggle autoHidePlus.hidePanelWhenDebug setting for current workspace.
  • autoHidePlus.toggleAutoShowRightSideBar: Toggle autoHidePlus.autoShowRightSideBar setting for current workspace.
  • autoHidePlus.toggleAutoShowLeftSideBar: Toggle autoHidePlus.autoShowLeftSideBar setting for current workspace.
  • autoHidePlus.toggleAutoShowPanel: Toggle autoHidePlus.autoShowPanel setting for current workspace.
  • autoHidePlus.toggleShowRightSideBarWhenDebug: Toggle autoHidePlus.showRightSideBarWhenDebug setting for current workspace.
  • autoHidePlus.toggleShowLeftSideBarWhenDebug: Toggle autoHidePlus.showLeftSideBarWhenDebug setting for current workspace.
  • autoHidePlus.toggleShowPanelWhenDebug: Toggle autoHidePlus.showPanelWhenDebug setting for current workspace.
  • autoHidePlus.toggleHideRightSideBarOnDebug: Toggle autoHidePlus.hideRightSideBarOnDebug setting for current workspace.
  • autoHidePlus.toggleHideLeftSideBarOnDebug: Toggle autoHidePlus.hideLeftSideBarOnDebug setting for current workspace.
  • autoHidePlus.toggleHidePanelOnDebug: Toggle autoHidePlus.hidePanelOnDebug setting for current workspace.
  • autoHidePlus.toggleShowRightSideBarOnDebug: Toggle autoHidePlus.showRightSideBarOnDebug setting for current workspace.
  • autoHidePlus.toggleShowLeftSideBarOnDebug: Toggle autoHidePlus.showLeftSideBarOnDebug setting for current workspace.
  • autoHidePlus.toggleShowPanelOnDebug: Toggle autoHidePlus.showPanelOnDebug setting for current workspace.
  • autoHidePlus.toggleHideRightSideBarOnDebugEnd: Toggle autoHidePlus.hideRightSideBarOnDebugEnd setting for current workspace.
  • autoHidePlus.toggleHideLeftSideBarOnDebugEnd: Toggle autoHidePlus.hideLeftSideBarOnDebugEnd setting for current workspace.
  • autoHidePlus.toggleHidePanelOnDebugEnd: Toggle autoHidePlus.hidePanelOnDebugEnd setting for current workspace.
  • autoHidePlus.toggleShowRightSideBarOnDebugEnd: Toggle autoHidePlus.showRightSideBarOnDebugEnd setting for current workspace.
  • autoHidePlus.toggleShowLeftSideBarOnDebugEnd: Toggle autoHidePlus.showLeftSideBarOnDebugEnd setting for current workspace.
  • autoHidePlus.toggleShowPanelOnDebugEnd: Toggle autoHidePlus.showPanelOnDebugEnd setting for current workspace.

Developing

  1. Clone/download repo: https://github.com/pczerkas/vscode-autohide.git
  2. Make code changes in "src" folder.
  3. Run "npm run compile". (this will start compiler in watch mode) [if editing in vscode, Ctrl+Shift+B also works]
  4. In vscode, open the Debug panel and launch the extension from there.

Publishing

https://code.visualstudio.com/api/working-with-extensions/publishing-extension

Credit to 'VTools for Visual Studio Code'

This extension is a modified version of: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=sr-team.vscode-autohide

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