Make it possible to disable settings sync in vscode web
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editor: code (browser)
meta: never-stale
team: IDE
type: feature request
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
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Description
Right now is not possible to disable settings sync in vscode web, there's a TODO for that in out fork that we need to implement
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the TODO in src/vs/gitpod/browser/workbench/workbench.ts at lines 988-993, then trace the surrounding VS Code web workbench code related to settings sync. Done means the web version provides a way to disable settings sync and the behavior matches the issue request.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100