Integrated Terminal Window becomes active

[tchapin]

Environment data

• VS Code version: 1.21.1
• Extension version (available under the Extensions sidebar): 2018.3.1 (29 Mar 2018)
• OS and version: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 10.0.16299 Build 16299
• Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 2.7
• Type of virtual environment used (N/A | venv | virtualenv | conda | ...): N/A

Actual behavior

When running a Python script in debugger, the Terminal window receives focus every time, regardless of what window previously had focus.

Expected behavior

When the DEBUG CONSOLE is active, it remains active when a script is run.

Steps to reproduce:

1. select "DEBUG CONSOLE"
2. run program
3. Observe that TERMINAL has focus. To see the content in DEBUG CONSOLE you have to click to activate that window.

[brettcannon]

Do we control this, @DonJayamanne ?

[DonJayamanne]

@tchapin
In the past the extension used the debug console as the default output. However we've changed this default behavior in recent versions (as that doesn't support user input and leads confusions amongst users).

There are two solutions (open launch.json to make the following changes):

• Change the console to none
  This will revert back to the previous behavior (integrated terminal will not be used for debugging).
• Change the value of internalConsoleOptions to openOnSessionStart

@brettcannon the setting internalConsoleOptions is something provided by VS Code, and that's what controls the display of the debug console. The problem is with the use of the terminal, focus goes to the terminal.

Do we control this

No. However there are ways around this (as mentioned above).