material-extensions / material-extensions/vscode-material-icon-theme

Support for files.Readonly

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missing API support
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Description

Describe the bug
In resent VScode update there is a new option called files.Readonly.

Expected behavior
Folder icons should be less visible.

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Research direction

Start by locating the VS Code icon definitions and existing folder icon handling in the extension, then check how the files.Readonly option is represented. Done means readonly folders have reduced visual prominence while regular folder icons remain unchanged.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
design
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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