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Feature Request: Allow extensions to control Activity Bar title casing (prevent automatic uppercase)
Current Behavior:
When defining an Activity Bar contribution using contributes.viewsContainers.activitybar in package.json, the provided title string (e.g., "My Extension") is always rendered in the VS Code UI in ALL CAPS (e.g., "MY EXTENSION").
Desired Behavior:
I would like a way for extensions to specify that the Activity Bar title should be rendered respecting the casing provided in the package.json title field.
Motivation / Use Case:
- Branding: Our extension has specific branding guidelines that prefer title case or sentence case, and the automatic uppercase transformation clashes with this.
- Readability: For longer titles, sentence case or title case can be slightly more readable than all caps.
While I understand the desire for consistency in the core VS Code UI, having this option would offer valuable flexibility for extension developers seeking specific visual presentation.
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@sandy081 any chance I could send a PR for this?
I'm thinking of simply removing the automatic uppercasing entirely so that it gives greater control to the user.