This VS Code extension automatically hides the Side Bar, Panel (Terminal), and Secondary Side Bar when the editor is focused, with granular control over each component.
Features
Auto Hide Panel: Automatically closes the Panel (bottom panel with terminal, output, etc.) when you click in the editor or type.
Auto Hide Sidebar: Automatically closes the primary Sidebar when you click in the editor or type.
Auto Hide Secondary Sidebar: Automatically closes the Secondary Sidebar (auxiliary bar) when you click in the editor or type.
Granular Control: Enable/disable auto-hiding for each component independently.
Toggle Commands: Quick commands to toggle each feature on/off.
Commands
Access these commands via the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P):
Auto Hide Panels: Toggle Extension - Master toggle to enable/disable the entire extension
Auto Hide Panels: Toggle Auto Hide Panel - Toggle auto-hiding of the bottom panel
Auto Hide Panels: Toggle Auto Hide Sidebar - Toggle auto-hiding of the primary sidebar
Auto Hide Panels: Toggle Auto Hide Secondary Sidebar - Toggle auto-hiding of the secondary sidebar
Settings
Configure the extension in your VS Code settings:
autoHidePanels.enabled - Master toggle to enable/disable the extension (default: true)
autoHidePanels.autoHidePanel - Auto-hide the Panel when editor is focused (default: true)
autoHidePanels.autoHideSidebar - Auto-hide the primary Sidebar when editor is focused (default: true)
autoHidePanels.autoHideSecondarySidebar - Auto-hide the Secondary Sidebar when editor is focused (default: false)
Usage
Install the extension
By default, the Panel and Sidebar will auto-hide when you focus the editor
Use the toggle commands or modify settings to customize which UI elements auto-hide
Use the master toggle to quickly enable/disable all auto-hide functionality
Release Notes
0.0.1
Initial release with:
Auto-hide support for Panel, Sidebar, and Secondary Sidebar
Granular configuration for each component
Toggle commands for quick control
0.0.2
Added ability to toggle Panel, Sidebar, and Secondary Sidebar independently
Introduce build and packaging scripts and instructions
0.0.3
Added extension icon
Added LICENSE file
0.0.4
Prevent auto-hiding panels on non-mouse selection changes
