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Code Blur

Code Blur

Morteza Maleki

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14 installs
| (0) | Free
Apply blur effects to selected code sections for focused learning
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Code Blur

A Visual Studio Code extension that lets you apply blur effects to selected code sections. This helps during the learning process by allowing you to gradually reduce blur as you understand code sections better.

Features

  • Apply blur effects to selected code with customizable intensity (0-1)
  • Control blur intensity via sidebar UI and context menu
  • Store and restore blur positions when reopening files
  • Customizable blur levels for different code sections
  • Visual indication of blurred regions

Usage

Applying Blur

  1. Select a the code blur from the sidebar
  2. Select the code you want to blur
  3. click on apply blur in the sidebar

Blur Demo

Controlling Blur

  • Use the sidebar controls to:

    • Apply blur to selected text
    • Remove blur from selected text
    • Increase/decrease blur intensity
    • Clear all blur effects
  • Alternatively, use the context menu options when text is selected:

    • "Apply Blur Effect"
    • "Remove Blur Effect"
    • "Increase Blur Intensity"
    • "Decrease Blur Intensity"

Tracking Progress

As you understand code sections better, gradually decrease the blur intensity until you no longer need the blur effect.

Extension Settings

This extension doesn't add any VS Code settings yet.

Keyboard Shortcuts

No default keyboard shortcuts are provided, but you can add your own by customizing keybindings.json:

[
  {
    "key": "ctrl+alt+b",
    "command": "codeBlur.applyBlur",
    "when": "editorHasSelection"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+alt+n",
    "command": "codeBlur.removeBlur",
    "when": "editorHasSelection"
  }
]

Installation

  1. Download the .vsix file from the releases section
  2. Open VS Code
  3. Go to Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X)
  4. Click the "..." menu in the top-right
  5. Select "Install from VSIX..." and choose the downloaded file

Building from Source

  1. Clone the repository
  2. Run npm install to install dependencies
  3. Run npm run compile to compile the extension
  4. Run npm run package to create the .vsix file

License

MIT

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