Merge pull request #24499 from lifez/option-keep-activity-bar-in-zen-mode

Add zenMode.hideActivityBar option

src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/main.contribution.ts

@@ -311,6 +311,11 @@ configurationRegistry.registerConfiguration({
 			'default': true,
 			'description': nls.localize('zenMode.hideStatusBar', "Controls if turning on Zen Mode also hides the status bar at the bottom of the workbench.")
 		},
+		'zenMode.hideActivityBar': {
+			'type': 'boolean',
+			'default': true,
+			'description': nls.localize('zenMode.hideActivityBar', "Controls if turning on Zen Mode also hides the activity bar bar at the left of the workbench.")
+		},
 		'zenMode.restore': {
 			'type': 'boolean',
 			'default': false,

src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/workbench.ts

@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ interface WorkbenchParams {
 interface IZenModeSettings {
 	fullScreen: boolean;
 	hideTabs: boolean;
+	hideActivityBar: boolean;
 	hideStatusBar: boolean;
 	restore: boolean;
 }
@@ -1097,7 +1098,9 @@ export class Workbench implements IPartService {
 			this.setPanelHidden(true, true).done(undefined, errors.onUnexpectedError);
 			this.setSideBarHidden(true, true).done(undefined, errors.onUnexpectedError);
 
+			if (config.hideActivityBar) {
 				this.setActivityBarHidden(true, true);
+			}
 			if (config.hideStatusBar) {
 				this.setStatusBarHidden(true, true);
 			}