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vscode-intellij-recent-files

Percy Grunwald

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IntelliJ-style recent files command for VS Code.
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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vscode-intellij-recent-files README

This plugin adds a command that makes the VSCode quickOpen command behave like the Recent Files command in IntelliJ. The only difference between the two behaviors is that the IntelliJ behavior allows you to switch to the previously open file with a single keypress by skipping the currently open file. This is the only behaviour that makes sense to me: why would I possibly want to open the file that I already have open?

This plugin allows for the quick "alt-tab" style of switching back and forth between your currently open file and the previous one, which pleases me greatly.

vscode-intellij-recent-files alt-tab GIF

Using the keybindings below allows you to scroll back and forth like in IntelliJ.

vscode-intellij-recent-files scroll GIF

Using the extension

Make sure the following bindings are in your keybindings.json (adjust for your preferred keys as required):

    ...
    {
        "key": "cmd+e",
        "command": "-workbench.action.openRecent"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+e",
        "command": "extension.intellijRecentFiles",
        "when": "!inQuickOpen"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+e",
        "command": "workbench.action.quickOpenNavigateNext",
        "when": "inQuickOpen"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+e",
        "command": "workbench.action.quickOpenNavigateNext",
        "when": "inQuickOpen"
    },
    {
        "key": "shift+cmd+e",
        "command": "workbench.action.quickOpenNavigatePrevious",
        "when": "inQuickOpen"
    },
    ...
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