Visual Studio Code is a great stand alone code editor that is free from Microsoft. However, it does have a few annoying functions out of the box. The worst of them is the constant tool tips which can get in the way of code and in some cases open browser windows as you accidently click on these tool tips.
Here is how you can remove these tool tips
In all methods you will need to open the User Settings editor. To do this:
- Click File > Preferences > Settings
- Now expand "Text Editor"
- Click on "Suggestions"
- Click "Edit in Settings.json"
Now you will have the "{} User Settings" tab open. The pane on the left is the defaults and the pane on the right is where you can edit these settings. You will need to place the updates inside of the "{ code here, }" then click save.
Method 1, update the suggestion delay so you can still have tips but they don't appear unless you hover over the element for some time.
1 | "editor.quickSuggestionsDelay" : 1000 ,
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Method 2, disable the hover function. You will still be able to use CtrlR + K and CtrlR + I as needed.
1 | "editor.hover.enabled" : false,
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Method 3, disable completely. You don't want or need these tips and you want them to go away forever.
1 | "editor.parameterHints" : false,
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That's it, your done!