How to make VS Code minimap always highlight my screen location?
I was really excited to see VS Code finally added a minimap option for easier navigation. However, I've been really frustrated that the translucent rectangle showing your current location in a file only shows up when you hover over the minimap. A visual example of what I mean:
Without cursor:
With cursor:
When using this feature in other editors, I find a lot of value comes from quickly seeing where I am in a file. Does anyone know if there is a setting/extension/hack that will keep the rectangle visible?
Solution
From the stable version 1.14 (June 2017) there is an option in settings.json:
"editor.minimap.showSlider": "always"
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