Toggle problem visibility in Editor

[JohnSpeno]

Type: Feature Request

Say I've opened some random Python file in Code, and it is filled with linter issues producing many squiggly colored underlines all over.

Is there a way to hide those squiggly lines without disabling linters? I'm just looking for a way to quickly toggle them off and on. I'm not looking to edit this code, I just want to browse it and or maybe present it during a meeting. I'd still like to have syntax highlighting. Essentially, I want to use Code as a great code viewer sometimes.

It seems like these are the colors of the things I want to hide entirely:
editorError.foreground, editorWarning.foreground, editorInfo.foreground

I searched settings and commands and online but didn't find an answer yet. Zen mode wasn't even zen enough in this case. Putting the file in Plain Text mode removes them, but also eliminates colorizing the code, which I wish to retain.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/74479139/how-do-i-hide-linter-problems-in-the-editor?noredirect=1#comment131477816_74479139

VS Code version: Code 1.73.1 (6261075, 2022-11-09T02:08:38.961Z)
OS version: Darwin x64 21.6.0
Modes:
Sandboxed: No

[gregkrsak]

Not trying to generate too much extra noise or notifications, but I'm a new VS Code use (formerly a religiously registering Sublime Text user), and this particular issue is extremely annoying. Please triage it appropriately; for example, in the referenced Stack Overflow post, an extension is mentioned that removes the squiggle lines if the file is dirty, and I feel this is a great native feature to have at the user's control. Thanks for listening.

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[starball5]

Related Stack Overflow questions:

• Disable wavy underline in VS Code
• How can I easily toggle display of problem underlining in VS Code editor panels?
• How to disable error highlighting in VS Code?
• VS Code - How to toggle linting (code correction or even error squiggly lines) in any language?

[justschen]

@JohnSpeno , this feature was recently added as a preview/experimental feature, which is subject to re-haul/change. Please check out problems.visibility to toggle visible problems in the editor, and check out the release notes for additional details on how the setting works at the moment. thanks :D

[starball5]

out of curiosity, why is the milestone for this feature set to the January release when it's already been released in 1.85?

[justschen]

@starball5 there was an engineering issue we continued working on this iteration (#199246)

the feature is out as a preview as mentioned, closing as the main part of this issue is now complete.