How to shorten or hide the search bar in VS Code?
I have used the Shortcut Menu Bar extension to create some shortcut icons in the menu bar. However, I have run out of space on the menu bar for icons; I still want to add 3-4 more shortcut icons. The search bar is taking up a very large amount of space on the menu bar (see picture below); is there a way to either (a) shorten it, or (b) hide it entirely?
The bar you're seeing isn't really a standalone "search bar" - it's the Command Center that VS Code introduced in recent versions. You can't actually "hide" it because VS Code doesn't allow you to manually resize that field - it's either visible or hidden. If you prefer a smaller UI, the best workaround is to hide it and just use the Command Palette shortcut:
Windows/Linus -> Ctrl + Shift + P
MacOS: Cmd + Shift + P
To hide it completely, you need to disable it in your settings.json:
"window.commandCenter": false
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