claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [Bug] File links in chat ignore workbench.editorAssociations settings [2 comments, 2 participants]

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TL;DR

Switch to using vscode.commands.executeCommand('vscode.open', uri) to open files, respecting the user's editor associations.

Guidance

• The current implementation uses showTextDocument() which bypasses editor associations, causing markdown files to open as plain text instead of in preview mode.
• To fix this, the vscode.commands.executeCommand('vscode.open', uri) command should be used, which respects the user's editor associations.
• Verify that the user has the correct editor association set in their settings, e.g. "*.md": "vscode.markdown.preview.editor".
• Test the fix by clicking on a markdown file link in the chat panel and verifying that it opens in the associated editor.

Example

// Instead of this:
vscode.window.showTextDocument(uri);

// Use this:
vscode.commands.executeCommand('vscode.open', uri);

Notes

The provided error message does not seem directly related to the issue described, and may be a separate problem.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: use vscode.commands.executeCommand('vscode.open', uri) to respect editor associations, as this is a more flexible and user-configurable approach.