Overview page: 'Show the Java settings" link is unable to exclude JavaScript settings

[gjsjohnmurray]

I think the link action comes from here:

vscode-java-pack/src/overview/assets/index.html

Line 178 in 44b047e

<a href="javascript:void(0)" command="workbench.action.openSettings" args='"java."' class="list-group-item list-group-item-action flex-column align-items-start btn btn-link mb-2 p-2" title="Open Java Settings">

Filter argument goes into the Settings editor correctly, but VS Code (1.61.2) seems to ignore the dot.

I will open an upstream issue and link to it.

[akaroml]

@gjsjohnmurray Thanks for reporting this. @nickzhums is helping channel this issue to vscode side since they own the settings UI.

[github-actions]

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Analysis & Workaround

• The Settings editor currently strips punctuation (including the dot) from the filter string, so java. is normalized to java and matches JavaScript settings too.
• Workaround: After opening Settings, type java and then manually refine by scrolling to the Java section or search for full setting keys (e.g. java.referencesCodeLens.enabled).

Next Steps

• File an upstream issue in the main VS Code repository to request that the Settings UI preserve punctuation in filters:
  • https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues

Duplicates

None found.

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[gjsjohnmurray]

Since microsoft/vscode#137087 in 2021 the Java results are now promoted above the Javascript ones, so I'm closing this.