Brackets are drawn in the insider version

[coaperator]

Brackets are drawn in the insider version of VS CODE to fold the code instead of +/-. how to get back into place +/-
change it

on this

[IllusionMH]

This works as intended and was implemented as part of iconography update #8017 .

These icons (basically collapse, expand) are now unified and used across the app (fold/unfold, Explorer, custom trees etc.)

Not sure if these can be changed as part of theme.

[kanlukasz]

Icons are redesigned and now everything is consistent
This was the goal that was achieved.

You don't have +/- but you have >/v instead which is readable too

I do not think that VS Team will change that.
If you get a lot of 👍 here, maybe they'll think about it again, but honestly, I do not think so

[coaperator]

Nightmare pointers!
Informativeness is zero, because parentheses usually indicate a place, a string. They do not carry information about the blockiness of the code, while +/- precisely indicate the blockiness of the code, that it can be minimized / expanded.

The three most important visual things for me in the editor are:

• hearth backlight
• code folding +/- (this is a generally accepted standard for editors)
• brackets on one line with the code minimized (this is a generally accepted standard for editors)

If the update is accepted and the normal icons (+ and -) are not left - for me this editor is dead.

And what were the hopes.

[octref]

I also think while hovering, the icon should change to the down chevron to indicate that the action will "expand":

Plus sign was a good indication of the action of expanding.

[miguelsolorio]

We already have an issue tracking this #78024, please 👍 that issue if you'd like.