microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools
Big macro defs obscure docs
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Description
Type: Bug
If you look carefully, the documentation is cut halfway off at the bottom of the window.
Extension version: 1.32.2
VS Code version: Code 1.121.0 (f6cfa2ea2403534de03f069bdf160d06451ed282, 2026-05-19T11:51:53+02:00)
OS version: Linux x64 6.8.0-117-generic
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Research direction
Reproduce the cut-off documentation with extension version 1.32.2 in VS Code 1.121.0 on Linux, then trace the documentation view for large macro definitions. Done means the full documentation is visible without being cut off at the bottom of the window.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, typescript, vscode
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100