Scratchpads README

Create multiple scratchpad files for doodling while you're coding.

Highlights

Create multiple scratchpads
Create scratchpads of different languages and file types
Enjoy VSCode intellisense in your scratchpads
Scratchpad are not interfering your project and can be removed at any time

Features

Add a new scratchpad

Run the command "Scratchpads: New scratchpad" from the Command Palette
Select the desired file type

Create new Scratchpad

Re-open a closed scratchpad file

Run the command "Scratchpads: Open scratchpad" from the Command Palette
Select the file you wish to re-open

Remove scratchpad files

Run the command "Scratchpads: Remove scratchpads" from the Command Palette

* Removing scratchpad files loops through all the open tabs and closes the scratchpad ones before deleting the files (might seem wierd)

Add a new file type to the list

Run the command "Scratchpads: New scratchpad" from the Command Palette
Select "Add custom..." from the list
Enter the file type's name
enter the file's extension

Add a new file type

Remove file types from the list

Run the command "Scratchpads: New scratchpad" from the Command Palette
Select "Remove..." from the list
Check the file types you wish to remove and hit enter

Remove file types

Restore default file type list

Run the command "Scratchpads: New scratchpad" from the Command Palette
Select "Restore defaults..." from the list

Available Commands

New scratchpad (scratchpads.newScratchpad)
Remove scratchpads (scratchpads.removeScratchpads)
Open scratchpad (scratchpads.openScratchpad)

Keyboard Shortcuts

You can find instructions on adding short cuts to the commands above on VSCode website.

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

scratchpads.promptForRemoval: By default set to true. If set to false the user will not be prompted for confirmation when removing scratchpad files.

Source

License