diff --git a/VS-Code-Instructions.md b/VS-Code-Instructions.md index 34a15b4..7364a07 100644 --- a/VS-Code-Instructions.md +++ b/VS-Code-Instructions.md @@ -2,15 +2,15 @@ Make sure you [install the font](https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode/wiki/Installing). -## Using the Settings Editor +## Using the visual Settings Editor -To open the settings editor, first from the `Code` menu choose `Preferences`, `Settings` or use keyboard shortcut Ctrl+, (Cmd+, on Mac). +To open the settings editor: from the `Code` menu, choose `Preferences` > `Settings`, or use keyboard shortcut Ctrl+, (Cmd+, on Mac). -To enable FiraCode in the settings editor, under "Commonly Used", expand the "Text Editor" settings and then click on "Font". In the "Font Family" input box type `Fira Code`, replacing any content. Tick the check box "Enables/Disables font ligatures" under "Font Ligatures" to enable the special ligatures. +To enable FiraCode in the settings editor: under "Commonly Used", expand the "Text Editor" settings and then click on "Font". In the "Font Family" input box type `Fira Code`, replacing any content. Tick the check box "Enables/Disables font ligatures" under "Font Ligatures" to enable the special ligatures. -## Manually editing settings.json +## Manually editing `settings.json` -Visual Studio Code allows you to also edit the underlying `settings.json` config file. First open the settings editor as described above, then click the "curly brackets" icon to open the "settings.json" file. +Visual Studio Code allows you to also edit the underlying `settings.json` config file. First open the settings editor as described above, then click the "curly brackets" icon to open the `settings.json` file. Then paste the following lines and save the file. ```json @@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ If this doesn't work for you, you can try: "editor.fontFamily": "'Fira Code'", "editor.fontLigatures": true, ``` + ### Font weights -To achieve different weights add one of the following (verified on Mac/Windows 10): + +To achieve different weights, add one of the following (verified on Mac/Windows 10): ```json "editor.fontWeight": "300" // Light "editor.fontWeight": "400" // Regular @@ -34,20 +36,19 @@ To achieve different weights add one of the following (verified on Mac/Windows 1 "editor.fontWeight": "600" // Bold ``` -To use Retina weight, change Font name to `FiraCode-Retina` if macOS (exactly that, no spaces): +To use Retina weight, change Font name to `FiraCode-Retina` if on macOS (exactly that, no spaces): ```json "editor.fontFamily": "FiraCode-Retina", ``` -or 'Fira Code Retina' if Windows or Linux: - +...or to `Fira Code Retina` if on Windows or Linux: ```json "editor.fontFamily": "Fira Code Retina", ``` ### Stylistic sets -Since version [1.40](https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_40#_font-feature-settings), you can define in `settings.json`: +Since version [1.40](https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_40#_font-feature-settings), you can define stylistic sets in `settings.json`: ```json "editor.fontLigatures": "'ss01', 'ss02', 'ss03', 'ss04', 'ss05', 'ss06', 'zero', 'onum'" ``` @@ -56,4 +57,4 @@ To avoid possible bugs, you must uninstall Fira Code 1.x before installing Fira ### Useful extensions -Disable ligatures in unwanted contexts https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=kshetline.ligatures-limited \ No newline at end of file +- [Disable ligatures in unwanted contexts](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=kshetline.ligatures-limited) \ No newline at end of file