secondary side bar

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Since Jun 25, 2026.

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Description

Type: Feature Request

why not support secondary side bar floating style

  • chat now support three style (secondary side bar / editor / window)
    but review code need view edit and command for copilot chat , window is toooooo small

VS Code version: Code - Insiders 1.127.0-insider (2858f2c0200dc2f4f87aca248c69daaf85f3ce69, 2026-06-23T09:46:13-07:00)
OS version: Linux x64 6.16.5-arch1-1
Modes:

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Extensions (7)
Name Identifier Author Version
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