On GitHub microsoft/vscode#83184 and Stack Overflow https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50239486/fast-text-scrolling-in-vs-code, there is a known issue regarding mouse sensitivity in Visual Studio Code. The problem arises when the mouse sensitivity is set to 1, causing the mouse to work fine, but the touchpad scroll speed becomes excessively fast.
To address this issue, you need to adjust the sensitivity settings specifically for the touchpad. However, this adjustment can lead to the mouse scroll speed becoming too slow. Previously, to change the mouse sensitivity, you had to navigate to the settings and modify the "settings.json" file manually. This process was cumbersome and required technical knowledge.
To simplify the process, you can now use an extension that provides an easier way to adjust the mouse sensitivity. With this extension, you can modify the mouse sensitivity settings without the need to manually edit the "settings.json" file. This solution offers a more user-friendly approach to resolving the issue.
By utilizing this extension, you can conveniently adjust the mouse sensitivity and bring it to a comfortable level without encountering the aforementioned problems.
This is a Visual Studio Code extension command that allows the user to change the scroll sensitivity value for various parts of the editor.
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Install the extension in Visual Studio Code.
- 'C:/Users/Username/.vscode/extensions' open this path.
- Copy this folder to here.
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Open Visual Studio Code and go to the command palette (press
Ctrl+Shift+P
orCmd+Shift+P
or (Ctrl+P
and press>
) ). -
Search for the command
Mouse Sensitivity
and select it. -
A prompt will appear asking you to enter the new scroll sensitivity value. Enter a numeric value and press Enter.
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The scroll sensitivity value will be updated for the following settings:
workbench.list.mouseWheelScrollSensitivity
editor.mouseWheelScrollSensitivity
terminal.integrated.mouseWheelScrollSensitivity
terminal.integrated.fastScrollSensitivity
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If you entered a valid numeric value, an information message will be displayed confirming that the sensitivity is now active.
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If you entered an invalid value (non-numeric), an error message will be displayed.
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: Set toblah
to do something.
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Initial release of ...
Fixed issue #.
Added features X, Y, and Z.
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