A VSCode Extension to automatically open a preview panel when a markdown document is opened. The extension supports opening the preview in a new editor or to the side.
It can be configured to work with markdown, asciidoc and restructuredtextfiles.
It's published in the VS Code Marketplace here
This extension contributes the following settings:
autoOpenPreviewPanel.openPreviewToTheSide: Enables or disables side openingautoOpenPreviewPanel.languages: Comma-separated list of languages. Allowed options aremarkdown,asciidocorrestructuredtext
Initial release
Added configuration features
Added icon, further code housekeeping
Added license
Added further configuration options
Prevent losing control of preview panel
Added support for reStructuredText language
Feel free to fork the repo and make a PR if you'd like to suggest changes. Failing that, you could always...
Matt Rudge
July, 2021