Program crashes when i try to open Files menu

[justOtto]

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

• VS Code Version: Code OSS 1.95.1-1 (also happens on 1.95.0-1)
• OS Version: Arch Linux, Kernel 6.11.5.arch1-1, Gnome 47 Wayland

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Open VS Code (Code OSS).
2. Try to open Files Menu.

VS Code is crashing when i try to open the Files menu. It happens when i click on "File" in the menu bar or when i e.g. click on "Edit" and move the mouse to "File" while the Edit menu is opened. (Other menus are opening without problems, just "File" is closing/crashing the program.)

Here is a Systemd Coredump, maybe it helps.
code-oss-1.95.1-1-coredump-crash-filesmenu-2024.11.01.txt

[HanabishiRecca]

Arch Linux package internal report: https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/code/-/issues/5
Official VS Code binaries by Microsoft are not affected. So we are not likely to find help here.

[Lenn-Al]

I can reproduce the issue.

Bisecting the code indicates that the first bad commit is this one.

So the issue is likely caused by the update to Electron 32.

[HanabishiRecca]

Yup, I addressed that in the issue above.

starting it with older Electron version mitigates the issue

[IronRocket]

I have the same issue and I just downgraded code, which fixed the problem.

Assuming you installed visual studio code from AUR follow these steps

If you don't have yay:

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
cd yay
makepkg -si

Install Downgrade

yay -S downgrade

Downgrade Code

Finally run this and select a version(I downgraded to 1.94.2):

sudo downgrade code

[archusXIV]

Downgrading can also be done by downloading/installing this version:
https://archive.archlinux.org/packages/c/code/code-1.94.2-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
and in /etc/pacman.conf by adding:

IgnorePkg = code

So pacman won't upgrade the package until you noticed that the bug is fixed, so you can remove the pacman.conf modification.

[HanabishiRecca]

Fix is on Electron side: electron/electron#44341

The easiest workaround for now is to simply set window.titleBarStyle to custom.

[archusXIV]

Thanks @HanabishiRecca

[MrMagne]

The easiest workaround for now is to simply set window.titleBarStyle to custom.

It needs to be set in user settings (press F1 > "Preferences: User settings"), it does not work in workspace settings.

[cribbageSTARSHIP]

I have the same issue and I just downgraded code, which fixed the problem.

Assuming you installed visual studio code from AUR follow these steps

If you don't have yay:

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
cd yay
makepkg -si

Install Downgrade

yay -S downgrade

Downgrade Code

Finally run this and select a version(I downgraded to 1.94.2):

sudo downgrade code

This allowed me to finish something just under the wire. Thank you.

[deepak1556]

/duplicate #232723