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VSCode settings.json configuration

The settings.json file is the central configuration file for Visual Studio Code (VS Code), allowing users to customize the editor's behavior and appearance through a JSON structure^[600-developer-tools-vscode-vscode-mouse-font-size.md].

Structure

Configurations are defined as key-value pairs in JSON format.^[600-developer-tools-vscode-vscode-mouse-font-size.md] For example, enabling a specific feature requires assigning a boolean value to the corresponding setting key^[600-developer-tools-vscode-vscode-mouse-font-size.md].

Common Configuration: Mouse Wheel Zoom

A common customization is enabling font size adjustments using the mouse wheel.^[600-developer-tools-vscode-vscode-mouse-font-size.md]

  • Default Shortcut: Ctrl + Mouse Wheel^[600-developer-tools-vscode-vscode-mouse-font-size.md]
  • Setting: editor.mouseWheelZoom^[600-developer-tools-vscode-vscode-mouse-font-size.md]

To enable this feature, the following entry must be added to settings.json^[600-developer-tools-vscode-vscode-mouse-font-size.md]:

{
  "editor.mouseWheelZoom": true
}
  • [[JSON]]
  • [[Keyboard shortcuts]]
  • [[Typography]]

Sources

^[600-developer-tools-vscode-vscode-mouse-font-size.md]