BUG - Not opening/acknowledging all files in a multi-file Gist

[stvhwrd]

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Visual Studio Code:

Code

Version 1.17.2 (1.17.2)

b813d12980308015bcd2b3a2f6efa5c810c33ba5

2017-10-16T13:43:44.213Z

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• [ x] bug report

Description

When opening a gist with multiple files, only three files are acknowledged/displayed - the first two (gist files are arranged alphabetically) and the last one.
See (8 MB!) GIF below for the result of opening a six-file gist.

It'd be great to have them all open as tabs in the same pane, rather than individually in side-by-side panes.

Thanks for an otherwise-awesome extension @kenhowardpdx!

[stvhwrd]

I'm looking for alternatives to splitEditor.

Is there a better source of documentation for VSCode API/commands than the keybindings page?

[kenhowardpdx]

Oh wow! Thanks for reporting. I can see in your GIF that "LEFT" cycles through the remaining files. Good find. I have been wondering if Multi-root Workspaces would be a good fit for this extension. TBH I haven't looked into it much.

[eugene2candy]

I just installed this extension 10min ago. And have the exact same issue.
My opinion to solve this:
After GIST: Open Block, we should have all the options in this specific block, which the same like the function GIST: Insert Code Into Current File. So we can choose which we want to open. For me, I don't need to open all the files at the same time...
@kenhowardpdx

[kenhowardpdx]

@eugene2candy interesting suggestion. Maybe a prompt w/ list of files and an option for opening all?

I wonder if a better approach would be to leave "Open Block" as-is but add another command for "Open Block File".

Thoughts?

[stvhwrd]

Selecting individual files is a good idea.

There are times, though, that a user will want all files in a gist. In that case - what about downloading all files to a temporary directory, and using native directory handling in Code? Rather than attempting to open all files on import, you could just open the directory (named for the gist) stored in an OS temp file location.

[kenhowardpdx]

Let's keep this issue focused on the bug...

But feel free to open an issue for these feature requests. I'd be interested in the "Open Block File" feature, but better to discuss in its own thread.

[kenhowardpdx]

@stvhwrd @eugene2candy this is fixed in v1.1.5 https://github.com/kenhowardpdx/vscode-gist/releases/tag/v1.1.5