Add inlineChat.askInChat setting to toggle Ask in Chat vs Inline Chat

[jrieken]

Adds a new inlineChat.askInChat boolean setting (default: true) that controls whether Cmd+I / Ctrl+I in a file belonging to a chat editing session opens Ask in Chat or regular Inline Chat.

When enabled (default): behavior is unchanged - the keybinding triggers Ask in Chat for chat-owned files.
When disabled: the keybinding always opens regular Inline Chat, even for chat-owned files.

Fixes #300439

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

Adds a new inlineChat.askInChat configuration toggle to control whether chat-owned files (files belonging to a chat editing session) route Cmd/Ctrl+I into “Ask in Chat” vs opening regular Inline Chat.

Changes:

• Register new boolean setting inlineChat.askInChat (default true) and expose it as a context expression (CTX_ASK_IN_CHAT_ENABLED).
• Update Inline Chat actions/keybindings/menus so Cmd/Ctrl+I and the inline input’s Enter behavior switch between “Ask in Chat” and regular Inline Chat based on the setting.

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 2 out of 2 changed files in this pull request and generated 3 comments.

File	Description
src/vs/workbench/contrib/inlineChat/common/inlineChat.ts	Adds the new setting + context expression for inlineChat.askInChat.
src/vs/workbench/contrib/inlineChat/browser/inlineChatActions.ts	Applies the setting to Cmd/Ctrl+I routing and inline input send/queue/menu visibility.

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