Cheat Sheet for VS Code

Keyboard Bindings

• The bindings are configurable in the JSON file keybindings.json opened by CMD + SHIFT + P, and then selecting Performance: Open Keyboard Shortcuts (JSON)
• Below are the settings I added to the file. The main ones are:
  • Jump to previous/next cursor position by CMD+OPTION+Left/Right
  • Open file section by a double Shift press (based on this)

[
    {
        "key": "alt+cmd+left",
        "command": "-workbench.action.previousEditor"
    },
    {
        "key": "alt+cmd+left",
        "command": "-workbench.action.terminal.focusPreviousPane",
        "when": "terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated || terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported"
    },
    {
        "key": "alt+cmd+right",
        "command": "-workbench.action.nextEditor"
    },
    {
        "key": "alt+cmd+right",
        "command": "-workbench.action.terminal.focusNextPane",
        "when": "terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated || terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported"
    },
    {
        "key": "alt+cmd+right",
        "command": "-quickInput.acceptInBackground",
        "when": "cursorAtEndOfQuickInputBox && inQuickInput && quickInputType == 'quickPick' || inQuickInput && !inputFocus && quickInputType == 'quickPick'"
    },
    {
        "key": "alt+cmd+left",
        "command": "workbench.action.navigateBack",
        "when": "canNavigateBack"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+-",
        "command": "-workbench.action.navigateBack",
        "when": "canNavigateBack"
    },
    {
        "key": "alt+cmd+right",
        "command": "workbench.action.navigateForward",
        "when": "canNavigateForward"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+shift+-",
        "command": "-workbench.action.navigateForward",
        "when": "canNavigateForward"
    },
    {
        "key": "shift shift",
        "command": "workbench.action.quickOpen"
    }
]

• It is also possible to set some of the bindings by the menu opened by CMD + K, S but not all of them (e.g. double shift)

TouchPad Pinch in/out

Based on this, to make the font-size in the editor/console controlled by pinching in/out on the touch-pad:

• Press CMD + SHIFT + P, and then select Performance: Open User Settings (JSON)
• Add:

    "editor.mouseWheelZoom": true,
    "terminal.integrated.mouseWheelZoom": true