Keep terminals hidden and auto-close; this should remove any disturba…

…nces for devs who are not using the Dev Container

.devcontainer/Welcome.md

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# 👋 Welcome to the MNE-Python Dev Container!
+
+It's so great to see you! 🤩
+
+This appears to be the first time you're starting up the container,
+or you've restarted it after uninstalling MNE-Python.
+
+In any case, **we're currently running the MNE-Python installation
+procedure.** You can view progress by opening the terminal window
+with the the spinning icon (or exclamation mark, in some cases!) in the bottom-right of
+your screen!
+
+Once installation is finished, that terminal window will close and your browser will
+open to connect you to a VNC desktop. This is where interactive plots will appear.
+
+Enjoy, have a great day, and: **Happy hacking!** 🚀🚀🚀

.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     // Conda
     "ghcr.io/mamba-org/devcontainer-features/micromamba:1": {
       "channels": "conda-forge",
-      "packages": "conda python h5py vtk pyside6 cftime psutil pipx"
+      "packages": "conda python h5py vtk pyside6 psutil pipx"
     },
     // Docker interface with host's Docker service
     "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/docker-outside-of-docker:1": {},
@@ -95,7 +95,11 @@
         "redhat.telemetry.enabled": false,
         "workbench.enableExperiments": false, // Should not be necessary if telemetry is off, but let's make it explicit.
         // Avoid accumulation of unused forwarded ports.
-        "remote.restoreForwardedPorts": false
+        "remote.restoreForwardedPorts": false,
+        // Always open Markdown files in the preview (i.e., rendered); double-clicking on a line openes the editor.
+        "workbench.editorAssociations": {
+          "*.md": "vscode.markdown.preview.editor"
+        }
       },
       // Add the IDs of extensions you want installed when the container is created.
       "extensions": [

.devcontainer/scripts/install.sh

@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ cd ~
 if python -c "import $import_name" &> /dev/null; then
     echo -e "✅ $package_name is already installed.\n"
     cd "${orig_dir}"
+    exit
 else
     cd "${orig_dir}"
+    code .devcontainer/Welcome.md
     echo -e "💡 $package_name is not installed. Installing now …\n"
     pipx run uv pip install -e ".[full-pyside6,dev,test_extra]"
     echo -e "\n✅ $package_name has been installed.\n"

.devcontainer/scripts/open-vnc-browser.sh

@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ fi
 
 echo -e "🌏 Opening VNC desktop in web browser …\n"
 xdg-open 'http://localhost:6080?autoconnect=true'
-echo -e "Welcome to the MNE-Python Dev Container!\nCreate a plot in VS Code and it will show up here." | xmessage -center -timeout 60 -title "Welcome to MNE-Python!" -file -
+echo -e "Welcome to the MNE-Python Dev Container!\nCreate a plot in VS Code and it will show up here." | xmessage -center -timeout 30 -title "Welcome to MNE-Python!" -file -

.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -7,20 +7,28 @@
       "label": "Install MNE-Python (dev)",
       "type": "shell",
       "command": ".devcontainer/scripts/install.sh",
-      "problemMatcher": [],
       "runOptions": {
         "runOn": "folderOpen"
+      },
+      "presentation": {
+        "showReuseMessage": false,
+        "reveal": "silent",
+        "close": true
       }
     },
     {
       "label": "Open VNC Desktop in Browser",
       "type": "shell",
       "command": ".devcontainer/scripts/open-vnc-browser.sh",
-      "problemMatcher": [],
       "runOptions": {
         "runOn": "folderOpen"
       },
-      "dependsOn": ["Install MNE-Python (dev)"]
+      "dependsOn": ["Install MNE-Python (dev)"],
+      "presentation": {
+        "showReuseMessage": false,
+        "reveal": "silent",
+        "close": true
+      }
     }
   ]
 }