Add gear icon to Description label that opens pullRequestDescription setting #8248
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Adds a settings gear icon next to the "DESCRIPTION" label in the create PR view to make the
githubPullRequests.pullRequestDescriptionsetting more discoverable.Changes
Webview UI (
webviews/createPullRequestViewNew/app.tsx)pr.openDescriptionSettingsmessage on click/Enter/Space<button>witharia-labelfor accessibilityExtension (
src/github/createPRViewProvider.ts)workbench.action.openSettingswith the setting nameStyling (
webviews/createPullRequestViewNew/index.css)group-description-headerflex container for label + iconScreenshot
The gear icon opens VS Code settings focused on
githubPullRequests.pullRequestDescription, following the same pattern as the sparkle icon on the Title field.Original prompt
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