These settings control how the editor behaves when you open and work with AutomationView files.
| Setting ID | automationView.autoDetectEditors |
| Type | boolean |
| Default | true |
When enabled, AutomationView automatically opens the correct editor for each file type:
.seq) open in the visual editor (the graphical diagram view).When disabled, all files open in the default VS Code text editor. You can still switch to the visual editor manually using the Open Visual Editor command.
It is recommended to keep this setting enabled so that Sequence files always open as visual diagrams.
{
"automationView.autoDetectEditors": true
}
| Setting ID | automationview.pythonPath |
| Type | string |
| Default | "auto" |
| Scope | machine |
The path to the Python executable used by the AutomationView language server. Set this if AutomationView cannot find your Python installation automatically.
"auto" - resolves Python from the system PATH."python3" - uses that command from PATH."/usr/bin/python3.12" or "C:\\Python311\\python.exe" - uses that exact executable.This setting is machine-scoped, meaning it applies per computer and is not shared through version control.
{
"automationview.pythonPath": "/usr/bin/python3.12"
}
| Setting ID | automationview.actionToolbar.favorites |
| Type | array of objects |
| Default | MOVE, TON, CTU |
Configures the quick-access action combinations shown in the action toolbar when you add an action in the Sequence Editor. Each entry combines a qualifier and an instruction so you can add your most-used actions without navigating the full picker.
Each entry requires:
qualifier - one of: N, S, R, P, D, L, SD, DS, SLinstruction - one of the supported instructions (MOVE, TON, CTU, SR, RS, etc.)label - the display name shown in the toolbar{
"automationview.actionToolbar.favorites": [
{ "qualifier": "N", "instruction": "MOVE", "label": "MOVE" },
{ "qualifier": "N", "instruction": "TON", "label": "TON" },
{ "qualifier": "S", "instruction": "STORE", "label": "SET" },
{ "qualifier": "R", "instruction": "RESET", "label": "RESET" }
]
}
| Setting | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auto Detect Editors | boolean | true |
Automatically open the correct editor for each file type |
| Python Path | string | "auto" |
Path to the Python executable |
| Action Toolbar Favorites | array | MOVE, TON, CTU | Quick-access action combinations in the toolbar |