Visual Studio Code 1.92 offers the choice of a default browser

The source code editor now allows the selection of a default browser and brings new features for pull requests. Support for TypeScript 5.6 is also included.

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Aug 5, 2024 at 10:54 pm CEST

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Maika Möbus

This article was originally published in German and has been automatically translated.

As usual named after the previous month, the July update for Visual Studio Code has been released. Microsoft is introducing some new features in version 1.92 of its free source code editor, including the option of selecting a default browser to open external links. An update to the GitHub Pull Requests extension should now make it easier to undo pull requests.

Support for TypeScript 5.6 is included as a preview feature. This version of Microsoft's programming language has recently been released as a beta.

Default browser of your choice

With the new workbench.externalBrowser setting, developers can now specify which browser opens HTTP and HTTPS links by default. This value is preset to the system's default browser and can be adjusted individually depending on the workbench.

A default browser can be configured in Visual Studio Code 1.92.

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To select a browser as the default, either the full path of the executable browser file can be specified or – for correct behavior across different devices – a browser alias such as edge, chrome or firefox.

Make pull requests easier to undo

The official VS Code extension GitHub Pull Requests is used to create, manage and work with pull requests and issues within the source code editor. It was first released in 2018 and is available in the Visual Studio Marketplace.

The development team has introduced new functions in version 0.94.0. Pull requests can now be undone using the Revert button in the pull request description of a sent pull request. In addition, pull requests whose branch has already been deleted can still be viewed in the pull requests view.

This can now be undone from the description of a pull request.

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All new features of the extension can be found in the changelog on GitHub.

Other updates in VS Code 1.92 include new help dialogs for accessibility in the run-and-debug view and debug console as well as the option to move the panel to the upper part of the workbench via the editor area.

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