: The update included a diff delta of approximately 29,763 lines and 583 impacting commits.
: Two new theme colors ( window.activeBorder and window.inactiveBorder ) were introduced to allow users and theme authors to customize the VS Code window border. visual-studio-code-1-40
Unlike feature-heavy updates, version 1.40 prioritized grooming the GitHub repositories: : The update included a diff delta of
: The team closed 4,622 issues across all VS Code repositories, a significant increase from the previous housekeeping session in 2018. visual-studio-code-1-40
: New shortcuts Ctrl+Up and Ctrl+Down allow users to scroll through lists and trees using only the keyboard.
For detailed technical changes, you can view the official October 2019 (version 1.40) Release Notes on the Visual Studio Code website.