Activity Bar width in Visual Studio Code

Question

Is there a way to selectively change the width of the Activity Bar in VSCode (v. 1.14)? I have a 1366×768 screen where every pixel counts, so I would like to make this bar narro

Answer 1

Not solving your exact question but another good solution...

• Install the Customize UI extension.
• In your settings.json add "workbench.useExperimentalGridLayout": true,.
• In Settings (UI) go to the Customize UI settings and set Activity Bar to "bottom".
• Completely close VSCode and reopen.