Quick outline: Preserve symbol choice (@ vs @:)

[Menelion]

In Outline view, I'd like to have my chosen symbols preserved when I reopen the view (see below.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Open a project, folder or file in VS Code Insiders.
2. Press Ctrl+Shift+O to open the Outline view.
3. Note that there is an @ character already in the edit box. Add a :, i.e., make it @: to skim through the symbols in the code.
4. Close the view by pressing the Escape key.
5. Press Ctrl+Shift+O again.

Actual Result: There is a lonely @ character again.
Expected Result: @: should be preserved from the last input.

[bpasero]

As a workaround, you can configure a keybinding to bring @: up:

{
	"key": "cmd+7",
	"command": "workbench.action.quickOpen",
	"args": "@:"
}

There is a bug currently where the : gets selected, but I pushed a fix in #100584

[Menelion]

@bpasero Thanks. May I also ask a (somewhat) relevant question: are there any more special characters there like @ or @:? If not, are they planned? Thanks!

[bpasero]

If you type ? into the input field you can see the list of available symbols.