Terminal Position Toggle

Move the VS Code terminal panel between right and bottom quickly using commands and keyboard shortcuts.

Features

• Command palette actions to move the terminal to right or bottom
• Keyboard shortcuts for right, bottom, and toggle actions
• Status bar indicator showing the current terminal position
• Remembers your saved panel size per position and restores it when toggling

Perfect For

• Users with multiple monitors of different orientations
• Laptop + external monitor setups (especially portrait monitors)
• Portable setups where you resize VS Code frequently

Installation

From The Marketplace

Search for Terminal Position Toggle in VS Code Extensions, or install with:

code --install-extension pistos-software.terminal-position-toggle

From Source (Development)

1. Clone or download this extension
2. Run npm install in the extension folder
3. Run npm run compile to build the extension
4. Press F5 in VS Code to run in debug mode

Manual VSIX Installation

1. Build the extension: npm run compile
2. Package it: npm run package
3. Install the generated .vsix file: code --install-extension terminal-position-toggle-0.1.1.vsix

Commands

• Terminal Position: Move to Right
• Terminal Position: Move to Bottom
• Terminal Position: Toggle Right/Bottom

Default Shortcuts

• Ctrl+Shift+Alt+R: Move terminal to right
• Ctrl+Shift+Alt+B: Move terminal to bottom
• Ctrl+Shift+Alt+T: Toggle terminal position

Development

npm install
npm run watch    # Watch for TypeScript changes
npm run compile  # Build the extension

Release process

1. Update package.json version (for example, 0.1.2).
2. Push a matching tag (for example, v0.1.2).
3. The workflow builds, packages, uploads the VSIX artifact, and publishes to the Visual Studio Marketplace.

The workflow validates that the tag version matches package.json version and fails fast if they differ.

License

MIT