VSCode Statusbar Commands

This VSCode extension allows you to add custom commands to the status bar for quick and easy access, helping to streamline your workflow.

Features

• Add custom commands to the status bar with user-defined text and icons.
• Customize the color of status bar items for better visual distinction.
• Hover tooltips display the name and description of the command.
• Automatically refreshes status bar items when configuration changes occur.
• Option to show an error message when no commands are configured, with a prompt to configure them directly from the settings.
• Easily align commands to the left or right of the status bar with a configurable setting.

Demo

Requirements

This extension does not have any additional dependencies. It requires Visual Studio Code version 1.71.0 or higher.

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• statusbarCommands.commands: An array of objects representing commands to add to the status bar. Each command includes:

  • statusBarText: The text displayed in the status bar, and users can using the $(star) syntax to display icons from the VS Code icon set.
  • command: The ID of the VSCode command to run when the status bar item is clicked.
  • tooltipText: (Optional) The text to display as a tooltip when hovering over the status bar item.
  • color: (Optional) The color of the status bar item text (e.g., #ff0000, red). Accepts any valid CSS color value.

• statusbarCommands.alignment: Controls the alignment of the status bar commands (either Left or Right). Default is Right.

• statusbarCommands.showErrorWhenNoCommands: A boolean setting to show an error message when no commands are defined. Default is true.

Known Issues

• No issues have been reported yet. Please report any issues you encounter via the GitHub issues page.