How can I keybind opening a new terminal to the right of my current opened files?

Question

Currently I have the below snippet of code that doesn't really seem to do what I want it to do under my vim normal mode keybindings:

    {
        "before": ["<Leader>", "f", "t"],
        "commands": [
            "workbench.action.terminal.newInActiveWorkspace",
            "workbench.action.terminal.focus",
            "workbench.action.moveEditorToNextGroup"
        ],
        "when": "editorTextFocus && !terminalFocus && !quickInputVisible"
    },

I want it to open up a new terminal tab, and open it as a new tab of the files which are opened in the middle of VS Code (not on the bottom terminal part).

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 15 '23 at 19:43

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It sounds like you want one of these commands:

Terminal: Create New Terminal in Editor Area
workbench.action.createTerminalEditor  

Terminal: Create New Terminal in Editor Area to the Side  (i.e., as a split/new group)
workbench.action.createTerminalEditorSide

answered Feb 15 '23 at 19:43

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Correct, that was what I was looking for. Blessings to you sir! – Hendrik Feb 16 '23 at 16:24

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 15 '23 at 18:03

I'm not aware of a VS Code command to change the location of a panel or open a panel in a specific location.

I do know that you can change the default location of all the panels by doing something like "workbench.panel.defaultLocation": "right". You might need to close and reopen VS Code after changing that setting for it to take effect.

How can I keybind opening a new terminal to the right of my current opened files?

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