Instructions for files.defaultLanguage new option is confusing

[paustint]

• VSCode Version: 1.42.0
• OS Version: latest

Steps to Reproduce:

1. View release notes for 1.42.0
2. View setting for files.defaultLanguage

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

The settings description and release notes are not accurate for the new Default language mode setting.

The release notes are inaccurate because they say to use {activeEditorLanguage} for dynamic language mode for new files.

The settings text is inaccurate because they say to use `${activeEditorLanguage}` for dynamic language mode for new files. It appears that this was assumed to be shown in markdown but is actually shown in plain text.

The actual value that should be shown in the docs and settings is ${activeEditorLanguage}

Release Notes:

By default, untitled files do not have a specific language mode configured. VS Code has a setting, files.defaultLanguage, to configure a default language for untitled files. With this release, the setting can take a new value {activeEditorLanguage} that will dynamically use the language mode of the currently active editor instead of a fixed default.

Settings

The default language mode that is assigned to new files. If configured to `${activeEditorLanguage}`, will use the language mode of the currently active text editor if any.

[vscodebot]

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Thanks for submitting this issue. Please also check if it is already covered by an existing one, like:

• Test: "files.defaultLanguage": "${activeEditorLanguage}" (#89233)