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Re:What Microsoft got right about power users, but not quite by benbristow on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @09:50AM (#23311068)
The config file still seems like a cop-out for "we couldn't be arsed to build a GUI settings editor". Excusable at alpha/beta, not a final release.

Command prompt & Powershell both have GUI settings editors.

Re:What Microsoft got right about power users, but not quite by Someone1234 on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @11:06AM (#23312074)
People have been complaining for years that Microsoft's stuff isn't configurable enough for power users/developers. Now they're following VSCode's lead and offering "infinite configurability" that's also wrong because it is "too hard!" This would almost be funny if it weren't so obnoxious.

Now, I will fully cop to out-dated docs being annoying, particularly when most of the configuration isn't really obvious or self-documenting. But complaining about Microsoft of all people offering highly flexible text-based configurations is hugely ironic to me.

Re:What Microsoft got right about power users, but not quite by AshleyGrant on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @09:51AM (#23311081)
Or.. "We haven't built a GUI settings editor yet"

VSCode didn't have a GUI settings editor for quite a while.

Re:What Microsoft got right about power users, but not quite by snazz on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @09:52AM (#23311095)
VS Code's configuration is a GUI skin over JSON, so that's probably what they should do with the terminal as well.
Re:What Microsoft got right about power users, but not quite by genr8 on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @11:57PM (#23319247)
Yea. But that was added later, and theres still important JSON build-system files that you need to edit manually to this day. JSON isnt descriptive enough to auto-translate the raw files into a functional GUI. They seem to think its better off as text, but that goes against everything else on Windows mentality, and its not documented properly.
Re:What Microsoft got right about power users, but not quite by Already__Taken on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @09:56AM (#23311153)
they probably will but code did not launch with that GUI. if it's going to be like the other modern settings UI I'm in no rush for them to either.