feedback in the UI when a user selects a search filter for an editor or

environment that is currently disabled in their settings.

Author: tanchekwei

WorkspaceLauncherForVSCode/Classes/SearchFilters.cs

@@ -2,16 +2,86 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file in the project root for details.
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;
+using WorkspaceLauncherForVSCode;
 using WorkspaceLauncherForVSCode.Classes;
 using WorkspaceLauncherForVSCode.Enums;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer;
 
 internal sealed partial class SearchFilters : Filters
 {
-    public SearchFilters()
+    private readonly SettingsManager _settingsManager;
+
+    public SearchFilters(SettingsManager settingsManager)
     {
+        _settingsManager = settingsManager;
         CurrentFilterId = nameof(FilterType.All);
+        PropChanged += SearchFilters_PropChanged;
+    }
+
+    private void SearchFilters_PropChanged(object sender, IPropChangedEventArgs args)
+    {
+        var filterId = CurrentFilterId;
+        var editions = _settingsManager.EnabledEditions;
+
+        if (filterId == nameof(FilterType.VisualStudio) || filterId == nameof(FilterType.VisualStudio2026))
+        {
+            if (!_settingsManager.EnableVisualStudio)
+            {
+                new ToastStatusMessage("Visual Studio is disabled in settings").Show();
+            }
+        }
+        else if (filterId == nameof(FilterType.Vscode))
+        {
+            if (!editions.HasFlag(VisualStudioCodeEdition.Default) &&
+                !editions.HasFlag(VisualStudioCodeEdition.System) &&
+                !editions.HasFlag(VisualStudioCodeEdition.Custom) &&
+                !editions.HasFlag(VisualStudioCodeEdition.CustomPath))
+            {
+                new ToastStatusMessage("Visual Studio Code is disabled in settings").Show();
+            }
+        }
+        else if (filterId == nameof(FilterType.VscodeInsider))
+        {
+            if (!editions.HasFlag(VisualStudioCodeEdition.Insider))
+            {
+                new ToastStatusMessage("Visual Studio Code Insiders is disabled in settings").Show();
+            }
+        }
+        else if (filterId == nameof(FilterType.Cursor))
+        {
+            if (!editions.HasFlag(VisualStudioCodeEdition.Cursor))
+            {
+                new ToastStatusMessage("Cursor is disabled in settings").Show();
+            }
+        }
+        else if (filterId == nameof(FilterType.Antigravity))
+        {
+            if (!editions.HasFlag(VisualStudioCodeEdition.Antigravity))
+            {
+                new ToastStatusMessage("Antigravity is disabled in settings").Show();
+            }
+        }
+        else if (filterId == nameof(FilterType.Windsurf))
+        {
+            if (!editions.HasFlag(VisualStudioCodeEdition.Windsurf))
+            {
+                new ToastStatusMessage("Windsurf is disabled in settings").Show();
+            }
+        }
+        else if (filterId == nameof(FilterType.Folder) ||
+                 filterId == nameof(FilterType.Workspace) ||
+                 filterId == nameof(FilterType.RemoteWsl) ||
+                 filterId == nameof(FilterType.RemoteDevContainer) ||
+                 filterId == nameof(FilterType.RemoteCodespaces) ||
+                 filterId == nameof(FilterType.RemoteAttachedContainer) ||
+                 filterId == nameof(FilterType.RemoteSSHRemote))
+        {
+            if (editions == VisualStudioCodeEdition.None)
+            {
+                new ToastStatusMessage("Visual Studio Code and AI Editors are disabled in settings").Show();
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     public override IFilterItem[] GetFilters()

WorkspaceLauncherForVSCode/Pages/VisualStudioCodePage.cs

@@ -69,12 +69,14 @@ IPinService pinService
         Name = $"Open Recent {Constant.VisualStudioCodeDisplayName}";
         Icon = Classes.Icon.VisualStudioAndVisualStudioCode;
         Id = $"{Package.Current.Id.Name}.{nameof(VisualStudioCodePage)}";
-        var filters = new SearchFilters();
-        filters.PropChanged += Filters_PropChanged;
-        Filters = filters;
 
         _settingsManager = settingsManager;
         SettingsManager = _settingsManager;
+
+        var filters = new SearchFilters(_settingsManager);
+        filters.PropChanged += Filters_PropChanged;
+        Filters = filters;
+
         _vscodeService = vscodeService;
         _workspaceStorage = workspaceStorage;
         _vscodeWatcherService = vscodeWatcherService;