vscode notepad - place in .vscode/ directory where notes are stored

extensions.json

{
  "recommendations": [
    "rioj7.command-variable",
    "davidanson.vscode-markdownlint",
    "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
    "sleistner.vscode-fileutils",
    "teabyii.ayu",
    "yzhang.markdown-all-in-one",
    "wk-j.save-and-run"
  ]
}

keybindings.json

{
  "key": "cmd+n",
  "command": "workbench.action.tasks.runTask",
  "args": "New note",
  "when": "config.workspaceKeybindings.quickNewFile.enabled"
}

settings.json

{
  "workbench.colorTheme": "Ayu Light",
  "workbench.activityBar.visible": false,
  "workbench.iconTheme": null,
  "workbench.statusBar.visible": false,
  "workbench.tips.enabled": false,
  "workbench.view.alwaysShowHeaderActions": false,
  "editor.lineNumbers": "off",
  "editor.renderLineHighlight": "none",
  "gitlens.blame.highlight.enabled": true,
  "editor.fontFamily": "'Consolas NF', Consolas, monospace",
  "window.title": "${folderName} - ${activeEditorMedium}",
  "files.autoSave": "afterDelay",
  "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
  "files.insertFinalNewline": true,
  "files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true,
  "files.trimFinalNewlines": true,
  "explorer.confirmDragAndDrop": false,
  "search.quickOpen.includeSymbols": true,
  "explorer.confirmDelete": false,
  "workspaceKeybindings.quickNewFile.enabled": true,
  "workbench.editor.showIcons": true,
  "files.exclude": {
    ".markdownlint.json": true
  },
  "explorer.sortOrder": "modified",
  "git.autofetch": true,
  "git.autoStash": true,
  "git.confirmSync": false,
  "git.fetchOnPull": true,
  "git.rebaseWhenSync": true,
  "git.enableSmartCommit": true,
  "git.postCommitCommand": "push",
  "markdown.extension.preview.autoShowPreviewToSide": false,
  "triggerTaskOnSave.showNotifications": true,
  "saveAndRun": {
    "commands": [
      {
        "match": ".*",
        "cmd": "git add -A .; git commit -m \"update ${relativeFile}\" -m \"auto commit\"; git push",
        "useShortcut": false,
        "silent": true
      }
    ]
  },
  "gitlens.showWelcomeOnInstall": false,
  "gitlens.showWhatsNewAfterUpgrades": false,
  "gitlens.currentLine.enabled": false,
  "editor.minimap.enabled": false,
  "workbench.editor.limit.enabled": true,
  "workbench.editor.limit.value": 1,
  "workbench.editor.showTabs": false,
  "workbench.editor.enablePreview": false,
  "gitlens.menus": {
    "editor": {
      "blame": false,
      "clipboard": false,
      "compare": false,
      "history": false,
      "remote": false
    },
    "editorGroup": {
      "blame": false,
      "compare": false
    },
    "editorTab": {
      "clipboard": false,
      "compare": false,
      "history": false,
      "remote": false
    },
    "explorer": {
      "clipboard": false,
      "compare": false,
      "history": false,
      "remote": false
    },
    "scm": {
      "authors": false
    },
    "scmGroupInline": {
      "stash": false
    },
    "scmGroup": {
      "compare": false,
      "openClose": false,
      "stash": false
    },
    "scmItem": {
      "clipboard": false,
      "compare": false,
      "history": false,
      "remote": false,
      "stash": false
    }
  },
  "customizeUI.font.regular": "\"Segoe UI\"",
  "customizeUI.stylesheet": {
    ".monaco-workbench": "font-weight: 400;"
    // ".monaco-workbench .part.editor>.content .editor-group-container>.title": "display: none !important;"
  },
  "search.useIgnoreFiles": false
}

tasks.json

{
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "tasks": [
    {
      "label": "New note",
      "command": "touch ${input:shortDate}.md; code ${input:shortDate}.md",

      // to create and open this new file use the following instead
      // "command": "touch `date +%Y%m%d-%H%M`-${input:fileName}.txt; code . `date +%Y%m%d-%H%M`-${input:fileName}.txt",

      "type": "shell",
      "problemMatcher": [],
      "presentation": {
        "echo": false,
        "reveal": "silent",
        "focus": false,
        "panel": "shared",
        "showReuseMessage": false,
        "clear": true
      },
      "promptOnClose": false
    },
    {
      "label": "autoCommit",
      "command": "git add -A .; git commit -m \"auto commit - ${input:shortDate}\"; git push; git pull origin main --rebase; git fetch --tags --force;",
      "type": "shell"
    }
  ],

  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "fileName",
      "description": "Complete my file name.",
      "default": "note" // make your default text here
    },
    {
      "id": "shortDate",
      "type": "command",
      "command": "extension.commandvariable.dateTime",
      "args": {
        "locale": "en-US",
        "options": {
          "weekday": "long",
          "year": "numeric",
          "month": "2-digit",
          "day": "2-digit",
          "hour12": false,
          "hour": "2-digit",
          "minute": "2-digit",
          "second": "2-digit"
        },
        "template": "${year}${month}${day}${hour}${minute}${second}"
      }
    }
  ]
}