TabRuler allows users to jump to the next vertical ruler in VSCode by hitting the Space key twice in quick succession. This makes it easier to keep inline comments organized. TabRuler is especially helpful in combination with VSCode's auto-complete feature.
Getting Started
Install the extension from VSCode or download from Visual Studio Marketplace.
Set up as many rulers as you would like by specifying the rulerLocations configuration setting.
Optionally, set the color of the rulers with the rulerColors setting. These settings edit the contents of settings.json.
Features
TabRuler finds the next ruler on double tap of Space and inserts as many spaces as required to reach the ruler. If no ruler is found, two spaces are inserted instead, as if just two spaces had been typed. Optionally, it starts a comment when jumping to the next ruler position, by inserting e. g. // in C/C++, # in Python etc.
Comments aligned to a ruler are held aligned even if text is inserted or deleted in the line, before the comment.
Comments can be automatically alligned after opening a new line with Enter.
Extension Settings
This extension contributes the following settings:
Setting
Default value
Description
doubleTapTime
200
Time in milliseconds to detect double-tap of the Space key
startComment
true
Start a comment after jumping to the next ruler
rulerLocations
[68, 104]
Define the column positions of the rulers
rulerColors
["#404040", "#404040"]
Define the colors of the rulers
autoAlignComments
true
Automatically align comments when moving to a new line with Enter.
Hotkeys
TabRuler defines the following hotkeys to access commands:
Command
Hotkey
Command ID
Jump to next ruler
Space (double)
tabruler.insertSpacesToNextRuler
Align comments in selected lines
Control + Shift + Space
tabruler.alignCommentsWithRulers
The hotkeys can be customized through VSCode's menu under File/Preferences/Keyboard Shortcuts (Control + K Control + S).
Known Issues
There are no known issues.
Note: Since the extension manipulates the behavior of the Space key, it might conflict with other extensions or functionality utilizing Space.
