simplify the UI of Notebook Editor

[stevenlis]

The new Notebook Editor is an amazing new data science feature in vscode for sure. I'd like to make some suggestions in terms of its user interface, however.

1. the buttons between the input and output cells is very disturbing
   
   The gap between them also looks a little bit weird. I haven't seen any Jupyter user interface designs that put something between the inputs and outputs. Could you guys please consider moving them to the top?
   

2. I don't think it is necessary to break the vertical bar into two bars and add an indentation for the output cell. I think the background color of the cell already indicates one is cell and another one is the output area. The color change while editing a cell also seems unnecessary since you literally can see your cursor there. I suggest we align them like Jupyter Lab or add a shadow like Colab.
   
   
   
   

There are just way too many elements in the Editor.

Please consider making it as simple as Jupyter Lab where all the buttons are on the top and nothing is around your code and output except the runtime order number.

[rchiodo]

Thanks for the feedback.

[dzubo]

Glad I found this issue. Exactly my thoughts, thank you, @StevenLi-DS

[stevenlis]

Possibly if you guys could consider move those two buttons to the top?

[7kemZmani]

I really hoped someone has already brought this up, the second suggestion @StevenLi-DS made last year is very on point. That misalignment is disorienting. If the team thinks that UI design choice is okay, then at least give people an option to change or tweak that part to have aligned vertical bars, please.

Thank you all for this awesome addition to vscode.

[rchiodo]

Please have a look at the vscode native notebook support. The UI is changing significantly with that implementation.
microsoft/vscode#91987

You can enable this in VS code insiders based on the directions here:
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/python/notebooks-are-getting-revamped/

[claudiaregio]

Closing as new UI is coming with Native Notebooks