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Kexposito

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FocusIt - Visual Studio Code Extension

Description

FocusIt is a Visual Studio Code extension that allows you to focus on a single window at a time. When activated, the extension hides all other windows except the one that is currently in focus. When executed again, it restores all previously hidden windows.

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Features

  • Easily activate FocusIt with a customizable keyboard shortcut.
  • Hide all open windows except the focused one to minimize distractions.
  • Restore all previously hidden windows with a simple execution of the command.

Installation

  1. Launch Visual Studio Code.
  2. Go to the Extensions view by clicking on the Extensions icon in the Activity Bar on the side of the window.
  3. Search for "FocusIt" in the Extensions view search box.
  4. Click on the "Install" button for the "FocusIt" extension by Kexposito (Kevin Exposito) to install it.
  5. Once installed, you can activate FocusIt using the provided keyboard shortcut or by executing the command from the Command Palette.

Usage

  1. Activate the FocusIt extension by using the default keyboard shortcut (you can customize this in your settings) or by executing the "Focus It" command from the Command Palette.
  2. All other open windows will be hidden, leaving only the currently focused window visible.
  3. To restore all previously hidden windows, activate the FocusIt extension again.

Extension Settings

  • focus-it.execute: Customize the keyboard shortcut to activate FocusIt. By default, it is set to Ctrl+Shift+M on Windows/Linux and Cmd+Shift+M on macOS.

Feedback and Contributions

If you have any feedback, suggestions, or issues, feel free to open an issue on the GitHub repository. Contributions are also welcome!

License

This extension is licensed under the MIT License

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