Cannot set proseWrap to always when using .editorconfig

[colinsmetz]

This issue is in reaction to what I've read on #2155

If I understand, if a .editorconfig file is present, the VS Code settings are completely ignored. Is that correct? I was hoping that the precedence rules explained in the doc would apply per parameter.

This is an issue for me as I have a .editorconfig with the max_line_length setting, that I would like to use. However, this setting has no effect unless I pass the prose-wrap: always option to prettier (it works when I run it with the CLI). And, as far as I know, there is no way to configure proseWrap from the .editorconfig.

What can I do? Ideally, I'd like options that cannot be described via .editorconfig to use the VS Code default.

[ntotten]

You can't use all formatting options in editor config. Editor config only defines the following options: https://editorconfig.org/#file-format-details

[colinsmetz]

I think my description was unclear :) I know editorconfig has a limited set of formatting options, and I know I won't be able to define the prose-wrap option using editorconfig.

My point is: I do use editorconfig for the few options that it supports, but I also want to be able to define the prose-wrap option. For now, the existence of a .editorconfig file means that I can't configure other options using VS Code settings (or at least that's what it seemed when I opened this issue 2 months ago).

I wish it would instead behave like that:

• Max line length: max_line_length is defined in .editorconfig--> use that value
• Prose wrap: editorconfig does not support such an option at all --> use the VS code setting

Wouldn't it make sense? Would it be too complex?

[ntotten]

Prose wrap: editorconfig does not support such an option at all --> use the VS code setting

This is the part that gets super complicated. My suggestion is to use a .prettierrc file for settings. Right now if you use ANY config file in the project VS Code settings are ignored. We've tried other ways of merging and anything else results in too many inconsistencies. The basic idea is that if a project has ANY config, then that is the ONLY config it should use so that anyone who works in that project has the exact same formatting settings regardless of if they use VSCode with the extension, the CLI directly, or any other editor.

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