Version 1.96 of VS Code is out now with overtype mode, terminal ligatures, debugging with Copilot, and more! Full release notes: code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_96 Here are some of the highlights… 🧵 - ThreadSky

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Version 1.96 of VS Code is out now with overtype mode, terminal ligatures, debugging with Copilot, and more!

Full release notes: https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_96

Here are some of the highlights… 🧵

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charlieau.bsky.social•88 days ago

Yay for the new blame feature. Now I can get rid of that pesky GitLens extension! 🚮

posh.guru•88 days ago

I was using better git blame extension, which is fast and fantastic, will be interesting to see how this stacks up.

vscode.dev•89 days ago

You can now use overtype mode to overwrite text in the editor instead of inserting it when typing.

This mode can be toggled with the command “View: Toggle Overtype/Insert Mode”

vscode.dev•89 days ago

We finalized an API that enables extensions to provide coverage on a per-test basis.

When attributable coverage is available, you can select the filter button or use the “Test: Filter Coverage by Test” command.

vscode.dev•89 days ago

You can now directly use the Move To context menu action on a view container to move it between the Primary Side Bar, Secondary Side Bar, or Panel area.

vscode.dev•89 days ago

Ligatures are now supported in the terminal, regardless of whether GPU acceleration is being used.

This feature can be turned on with the setting terminal.integrated.fontLigatures ⚙️

vscode.dev•89 days ago

🔎 The Find control in the editor can now persist the search history across sessions and restores it across VS Code restarts.

vscode.dev•89 days ago

Selection highlighting is now supported within notebooks, controlled with the preexisting setting editor.selectionHighlight ⚙️

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