VS Code extension: controls for edited-file expansion and hover previews
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Description
What variant of Codex are you using?
IDE Extension (openai.chatgpt@26.5803.61601) in VS Code 1.133.0 on Linux.
What feature would you like to see?
Please add two independent display controls for edited-file cards:
- Expand edited-file diffs by default
- Show diff preview when hovering edited-file cards
Both behaviors should be independently configurable. My preferred defaults are disabled.
When disabled:
- Edited-file cards remain collapsed until explicitly clicked.
- Hovering a completed edited-file card does not open a large diff preview.
- Clicking the filename, manually expanding the card, and using Review continue to work.
Additional information
In edit-heavy conversations, expanded diffs consume substantial vertical space. The hover preview can cover most of the conversation and interrupt reading merely because the pointer crosses the card.
I locally validated both UX changes against extension version 26.5803.61601: collapsed-by-default works, removing the completed-turn diff hover wrapper prevents the large preview, and manual expansion plus Review remain available. No proprietary extension bundles are attached.
A repository issue search for edited file card hover preview expand diff returned no matching report before submission.
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start from the VS Code extension's edited-file cards and the completed-turn diff hover wrapper mentioned in the issue, then trace how card expansion and hover previews are currently controlled. Done means two independent settings disable default expansion and completed-card hover previews while filename clicks, manual expansion, and Review still work.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100