Error: Unknown view gitlens.views.fileHistory:gitlens

[scambier]

• GitLens Version: 9.6.0
• VSCode Version: 1.33.0
• OS Version: Windows 7 64bits

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Execute the "GitLens: Show File History" or "GitLens: Show File History View" command
2. The file history view does not show, and an error message pops in the output:

[2019-04-12 05:56:23:297] e.isVisible
Error: Unknown view gitlens.views.fileHistory:gitlens

I tried reinstalling the extension (and even deleting the files in the .vscode/extensions folder), but the problem is still present.

Here's a screenshot of my sidebar:

[eamodio]

This sounds like the same issue as #710. Unfortunately I can't reproduce either of these. Can you try again with vscode 1.33.1 to see if it makes any difference?

[scambier]

I tried with the following VSCode versions (in that order) :

• Upgrade to 1.33.1: not working
• Downgrade to 1.32.3: not working
• Downgrade to 1.31.1 : not working
• Downgrade to 1.28.2: working
• Upgrade to 1.29.1: not working

I uninstalled and reinstalled the extension each time I changed VSCode version

[eamodio]

@scambier I think I have figured out the issue -- do you have gitlens.views.fileHistory.enabled set to false in your vscode configuration? If so, that explains the issue, since GitLens doesn't even register the view if it is disabled. I will make a change in the next version to instead prompt you to enable the view in this case.

[scambier]

Indeed, that was the issue, even though I don't remember disabling it.

[musahaidari]

@scambier I think I have figured out the issue -- do you have gitlens.views.fileHistory.enabled set to false in your vscode configuration? If so, that explains the issue, since GitLens doesn't even register the view if it is disabled. I will make a change in the next version to instead prompt you to enable the view in this case.

@eamodio Can you share how did you do it? Sorry if it is a naive questions

[scambier]

@musahaidari F1 > "Open User/Workspace Settings"

Click on the "json" icon to have a raw view

Then locate the setting and either change its value or delete the line.

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