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formate: CSS/LESS/SCSS formatter

formate: CSS/LESS/SCSS formatter

MikeBovenlander

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Formate is an CSS/LESS/SCSS format extension to format properties and align property values to improve readability.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Formate: CSS, LESS and SCSS Formatter

VSCode plugin to format your CSS / LESS and SCSS files which can vertical align properties. See image for an demo.

Formate: Vertical alignment

Installation

Install through VS Code extensions. Search for formate.

Usage

On Windows:

  1. CTRL + Shift + P -> Format Document
  2. CTRL + ALT + F

On Mac:

  1. CMD + Shift + P -> Format Document
  2. CMD + ALT + F

Extension Settings

Setting Description Type Default
formate.enable Enables/disables the extension boolean true
formate.verticalAlignProperties Controls if properties should be aligned vertically boolean true
formate.additionalSpaces If vertical alignment is on, this setting is to add extra spaces number 0
formate.alignColon Whether colon should be vertical aligned or not boolean true

Release Notes

Version Notes
1.1.6 Fixed an issue where Formate's settings in VSCode's UI where not visible.
1.1.5 Added setting alignColon to switch between align on property or on colon. (Thank you @Piets0n)
1.1.1 Updated dependencies to fix the "potential security vulnerability" message.
Skipping commented lines from vertical alignment
1.1.0 Added setting "formate.additionalSpaces" to insert additional spaces if required.
1.0.1 Few minor changes in package.json to publish to the marketplace.
1.0.0 Initial release of CSS, LESS and SCSS Formatter
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