Scratchpads README

Create multiple scratchpad files for doodling while you're coding.

Highlights

• Create multiple scratchpads
• Create scratchpads of different languages and file types
• Enjoy VSCode intellisense in your scratchpads
• Scratchpad are not interfering your project and can be removed at any time

Features

Add a new scratchpad

• Run the command "Scratchpads: New scratchpad" from the Command Palette
• Select the desired file type

Re-open a closed scratchpad file

• Run the command "Scratchpads: Open scratchpad" from the Command Palette
• Select the file you wish to re-open

Remove scratchpad files

• Run the command "Scratchpads: Remove scratchpads" from the Command Palette

* Removing scratchpad files loops through all the open tabs and closes the scratchpad ones before deleting the files (might seem weird)

Add a new file type to the list

• Run the command "Scratchpads: New scratchpad" from the Command Palette
• Select "Add custom..." from the list
• Enter the file type's name
• enter the file's extension

Remove file types from the list

• Run the command "Scratchpads: New scratchpad" from the Command Palette
• Select "Remove..." from the list
• Check the file types you wish to remove and hit enter

Restore default file type list

• Run the command "Scratchpads: New scratchpad" from the Command Palette
• Select "Restore defaults..." from the list

Available Commands

• New scratchpad (scratchpads.newScratchpad)
• Remove scratchpads (scratchpads.removeScratchpads)
• Open scratchpad (scratchpads.openScratchpad)

Keyboard Shortcuts

You can find instructions on adding short cuts to the commands above on VSCode website.

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• scratchpads.promptForRemoval: By default set to true. If set to false the user will not be prompted for confirmation when removing scratchpad files.

Source

GitHub

License

MIT