Vscode left gnome controls (less than vscode version 1.98)

/!\ this script not working on vscode >= 1.98, see issue1

this script move window controls to left in linux with gnome style

Installation

you need to install vscode-custom-css

in your vscode settings:

{
    ...
    // change were this script is located
    "vscode_custom_css.imports": ["https://raw.githubusercontent.com/remigermain/vscode-controls-linux/refs/heads/main/script.js"],

    // needed to change to custom style
    "window.titleBarStyle": "custom",

    // important to disable native controls 
    "window.experimentalControlOverlay": false
}

next restart your vscode in sudo mode or follow the extentions instructions.

# run vscode in sudo
sudo chown -R $(whoami) "$(which codium 2>/dev/null || which code)"
sudo chown -R $(whoami) /usr/share/$(which codium &>/dev/null && echo "codium" || echo "code")

# in vscode open command palette
Reload custom CSS and JS