VSToolKit

Providing tools for Microsoft's Visual Studio Code.

View on VSCode Marketplace: VSToolKit

Features
Requirements
Installation
Workspace
Commands
Configuration
Bugs
Release Notes

Features

Move Selection

Move the selected text to a direction.

Keyboard Shortcut: Alt + LeftArrow/RightArrow (Mac: Options + LeftArrow/RightArrow)

Translate Text

Translates the selected text to a specified language.

Tip: Just put the cursor inside a word to translate to select the word.

Working with Snapshots

Create Snapshots of your currently opened file, so you can restore it later.

Advanced Clipboard

An advanced Clipboard, that can store multiple entries.

Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + C/V (Mac: Cmd + Options + C/V)

Markdown Overview

Adds a Overview of your current opened Markdown file.

Requirements

Visual Studio Code 1.80.0 or higher

Installation

Install from VSCode Marketplace

Open the Extensions sidebar in Visual Studio Code
Search for VSToolKit
Click Install

Install from GitHub

Clone this repository (recommended under ~/.vscode/extensions):

git clone https://github.com/cophilot/VSToolKit C:\Users\<your-user>\.vscode\extensions\VSToolKit

or download the latest realease and extract the file into ~/.vscode/extensions.

Then go into the project folder an run:

npm install

If the extension did not got installed, run the command Developer: Install Extension from Location... and choose the extension folder.

Workspace

This extension will create a directory named vstoolkit-workspace in the same directory as the extension. The workspace contains all files, so your changes in those files will not be lost when installing a new version.

Commands

VSToolKit Move

Move Selection To Left: Moves selected text to the left. (Alt+LeftArrow)
Move Selection To Right: Moves selected text to the right. (Alt+RightArrow)

VSToolKit Language

Translate Selection: Translates selected text.
Check Spelling: Check the selected text for spelling and suggest other words in case of wrong spelling (only works for en-US!).

VSToolKit Snapshot

Create Snapshot of Active File: Create a snapshot of your active file. You can specify a optional name for identification (leave empty if not needed).
Restore Snapshot of Active File: Overwrites your active file with the snapshot.
Delete Snapshot: Deletes a snapshot.
Delete All Snapshots from Active File: Deletes all snapshot that are saved for the active file.
Delete All Snapshots: Deletes all snapshots.
View Snapshot: View a snapshot.
View Snapshot of Active File: View a snapshot of your active file.

VSToolKit Clipboard

Copy To Advanced Clipboard: Copies a new entry to the Clipboard.

Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + C (Mac: Cmd + Options + C)

Paste From Advanced Clipboard: Paste a entry from the clipboard.

Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + V (Mac: Cmd + Options + V)

Clear Advanced Clipboard: Deletes all entries in the clipboard.
Delete from Advanced Clipboard: Deletes one entry from the clipboard.

VSToolKit Clipboard

Add Markdown Overview: Adds a Markdown Overview to the current opened Markdown file.

Configuration

Go to File > Preferences > Settings and than navigate to Extensions > vstoolkit.

Snapshot

Create Snapshot When Restore: If enabled creates a snapshot of the active file when a snapshot get restored (Default: enabled).
Delete Snapshot After Restore: If enabled deletes a snapshot after it gets restored (Default: disabled).

Move

Move Between Lines: If enabled move a word from the beginning of a line to the end of the line above or from the end of a line to the beginning of the line below (Default: disabled).

Clipboard

Delete Clipboard After Paste: If enabled deletes the Clipboard entry after paste(Default: disabled).
Empty Clipboard When Copy: If enable overwrites all entries in the clipboard with the new entry (like normal clipboard)(Default: disabled).

Translate

Default Translate: Default translate configuration for VSToolKit Translate: Translate Selection. Value is a array of objects:

[
  {"from":"en","to":"de"},
  {"from":"en","to":"es"} ...
]

Edit via: Edit in settings.json.

Markdown

Include First Heading: If enabled includes the first heading in the overview (Default: disabled).

Bugs

no known bugs

Release Notes

v1.1.0

Command Add Markdown Overview added
Color theme VSToolKit Theme dark added

by Philipp B.