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Console can't be focused using View: Focus Next/Previous Part commands
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Description
Positron Version:
Positron Version: 2023.10.0 (Universal) build 1394
Code - OSS Version: 1.83.0
Commit: 8458ae9c4352caef753b5840abff122ea54fbcd1
Date: 2023-10-26T03:00:51.340Z
Electron: 25.8.4
ElectronBuildId: undefined
Chromium: 114.0.5735.289
Node.js: 18.15.0
V8: 11.4.183.29-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 22.6.0
Steps to reproduce the issue:
- Open a source file (any type) in the editor, make sure the Console is visible, and click in the editor to ensure it has focus
- Try to move to the Console using F6 or "View: Focus Next Part" from the command-palette
Focus doesn't move. Same problem if you focus the status bar (View: Focus Status Bar) then try to move to the Console with Shift+F6 or "View: Focus Previous Part".
If you select a different panel (e.g. Terminal) this feature works correctly.
What did you expect to happen?
Be able to move to the Console using these built-in VSCode commands.
Note that there's an issue in VSCode where you can't use this technique to move to the Secondary Side Bar (on the right, where much of Positron's stuff lives). Hopefully, it will get fixed so all our features can be reached this way: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/171229
Were there any error messages in the output or Developer Tools console?
N/A
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 by tracing the View: Focus Next Part and View: Focus Previous Part commands from the command palette, comparing their behavior for the Console and Terminal. Reproduce the editor-to-Console and status-bar-to-Console focus transitions, then verify that F6 and Shift+F6 move focus to the Console as they do for other panels.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- desktop, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100