# An annoying setting of vscode

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/an-annoying-setting-of-vscode/108944>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** question\
**Created:** [January 18, 2024, 9:40am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/an-annoying-setting-of-vscode/108944 "2024-01-18T09:40:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![jiang\_ming\_zhang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/jiang_ming_zhang/32/204063_2.png) [@jiang\_ming\_zhang](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jiang_ming_zhang)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2024, 9:40am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/an-annoying-setting-of-vscode/108944/1 "2024-01-18T09:40:21Z")

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I am using vscode.

I find it very annoying that the cursor is automatically set in the editor panel. **That is code!**

The cursor should be automatically set in the REPL panel.

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**Author:** ![cormullion](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/cormullion/32/49131_2.png) [@cormullion](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cormullion)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2024, 10:01am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/an-annoying-setting-of-vscode/108944/2 "2024-01-18T10:01:42Z")

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You can edit a file in VSCode without opening a terminal, and you can use one or more terminals without editing a file. If you’re editing a file and **then** open a terminal, the focus switches to the terminal from the editor.

But if you continue to feel very annoyed, you could try opening an issue on [their github](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues) - I might be wrong but don’t think this is a Julia-specific issue.