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VS code on my MAC after update to v.1.69.2 appearance problem


enter image description hereI update my VS code on my MAC to v.1.69.2 when I open it I can't see the icons on the activity bar the icons are still hidden then when mouse over I can see also when I select my file code I can't see without put the mouse over it
any advice to return back my IDE work correctly

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Solution

  • This is related to hardware acceleration. Try to disable it in the file /Users/<your_username>/.vscode/argv.json and uncomment the line "disable-hardware-acceleration": true,. Then, make sure you restart the IDE by quitting it first.

    It would become the following:

    // This configuration file allows you to pass permanent command line arguments to VS Code.
    // Only a subset of arguments is currently supported to reduce the likelihood of breaking
    // the installation.
    //
    // PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT
    //
    // NOTE: Changing this file requires a restart of VS Code.
    {
        // Use software rendering instead of hardware accelerated rendering.
        // This can help in cases where you see rendering issues in VS Code.
        "disable-hardware-acceleration": true,
    
        // Enabled by default by VS Code to resolve color issues in the renderer
        // See https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/51791 for details
        "disable-color-correct-rendering": true,
    
        // Allows to disable crash reporting.
        // Should restart the app if the value is changed.
        "enable-crash-reporter": true,
    
        // Unique id used for correlating crash reports sent from this instance.
        // Do not edit this value.
        "crash-reporter-id": "81f0b16e-4c41-4fd3-b37c-b04c643b5f79"
    }