While VSCode supports opening terminals in the editor area, its shortcuts are generally hard-coded to deal with the terminal in the bottom-panel. To change this, we can define keyboard shortcuts to mitigate and make the "ctrl+`" functionality toggle between the terminal and the last editor used.
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| // Override the default keybinding for opening the terminal | |
| { | |
| "key": "ctrl+`", | |
| "command": "noop", | |
| "when": "terminal.active" | |
| }, | |
| // When no terminals are open, open a new terminal | |
| { | |
| "key": "ctrl+`", | |
| "command": "workbench.action.terminal.new", | |
| // @see https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/211877#issuecomment-2091519337 | |
| "when": "!terminalGroupCount" | |
| // "when": "!terminalCount" | |
| }, | |
| // When at least one terminal is open, focus on the terminal | |
| { | |
| "key": "ctrl+`", | |
| "command": "workbench.action.terminal.focus", | |
| "when": "terminalCount" | |
| }, | |
| // When focus is currently on terminal, switch to the previous editor | |
| { | |
| "key": "ctrl+`", | |
| "command": "workbench.action.openPreviousRecentlyUsedEditor", | |
| "when": "terminalFocus" | |
| }, | |
| ] |
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