How do I get TypeScript highlighting working in editor

MechMel · August 25, 2023, 5:13pm

Syntax and semantic highlighting don’t seem to be working for TypeScript files. Is this normal? Are there vscode extensions that might be causing this?

ljhskyso · August 27, 2023, 4:21pm

having the same issue

truell20 · August 30, 2023, 3:31am

What operating system are you on? Is this true if you uninstall and then do a fresh install of Cursor with no VSCode extensions?

MechMel · August 30, 2023, 3:42am

I’ll try that when I get a chance.

MechMel · September 6, 2023, 4:35pm

I just bought a mac, and did a fresh install. I did add some extensions, but I added them manually. Still ended up with the same bug.

MechMel · September 6, 2023, 4:38pm

The “Extension Host” output has the following errors if they help.

2023-09-06 08:59:49.133 [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension formulahendry.auto-close-tag, startup: false, activationEvent: '*'
2023-09-06 09:00:30.077 [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension PKief.material-icon-theme, startup: false, activationEvent: 'onStartupFinished'
2023-09-06 09:01:15.852 [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension vscode.json-language-features, startup: false, activationEvent: 'onLanguage:jsonc'
2023-09-06 09:01:15.878 [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension vscode.typescript-language-features, startup: false, activationEvent: 'onLanguage:jsonc'
2023-09-06 09:03:00.077 [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension yoavbls.pretty-ts-errors, startup: false, activationEvent: 'onLanguage:typescriptreact'
2023-09-06 09:32:33.317 [info] Extension host terminating: renderer closed the MessagePort
2023-09-06 09:32:33.330 [error] Canceled: Canceled
    at new c (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:99:105827)
    at a.O (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:111:11756)
    at Proxy.$.<computed>.j.charCodeAt.$.<computed> (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:111:9031)
    at e.ExtHostCommands.g (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:99:130124)
    at e.ExtHostCommands.executeCommand (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:99:129500)
    at I.registerCommand.description (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:99:128793)
    at e.ExtHostCommands.h (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:99:130710)
    at e.ExtHostCommands.g (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:99:129600)
    at e.ExtHostCommands.executeCommand (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:99:129500)
    at Object.executeCommand (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:117:25248)
    at D (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/extensions/git/dist/main.js:2:1261542)
    at b.invoke (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:63:145)
    at deliver (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:63:2121)
    at n.fire (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:63:1729)
    at Object.m [as dispose] (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/extensions/git/dist/main.js:2:1276197)
    at /Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/extensions/git/dist/main.js:2:1280699
    at Array.forEach (<anonymous>)
    at g.dispose (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/extensions/git/dist/main.js:2:1280685)
    at r.<anonymous> (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:97:12640)
    at r.dispose (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:97:12775)
    at r.<anonymous> (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/extensions/git/dist/main.js:2:1263672)
    at r.dispose (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:97:12775)
    at D (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:10:12085)
    at n.Z (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:113:11285)
    at /Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:113:9187
    at Array.map (<anonymous>)
    at n.S (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:113:9175)
    at n.terminate (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:113:9445)
    at h.terminate (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:117:1544)
    at p (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:127:34497)
    at MessagePortMain.<anonymous> (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:127:30636)
    at MessagePortMain.emit (node:events:513:28)
    at Object.MessagePortMain._internalPort.emit (node:electron/js2c/utility_init:2:367) setContext undefined
2023-09-06 09:32:33.332 [error] Canceled: Canceled
    at new c (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:99:105827)
    at a.O (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:111:11756)
    at Proxy.$.<computed>.j.charCodeAt.$.<computed> (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:111:9031)
    at e.ExtHostCommands.g (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:99:130124)
    at e.ExtHostCommands.executeCommand (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:99:129500)
    at I.registerCommand.description (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:99:128793)
    at e.ExtHostCommands.h (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:99:130710)
    at e.ExtHostCommands.g (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:99:129600)
    at e.ExtHostCommands.executeCommand (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:99:129500)
    at Object.executeCommand (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:117:25248)
    at p.VscodeDevShareProvider.set b [as b] (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/extensions/github/dist/extension.js:2:152871)
    at /Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/extensions/github/dist/extension.js:2:153581
    at /Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/extensions/git/dist/main.js:2:1349690
    at b.invoke (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:63:145)
    at deliver (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:63:2121)
    at n.fire (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:63:1729)
    at Object.m [as dispose] (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/extensions/git/dist/main.js:2:1276197)
    at /Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/extensions/git/dist/main.js:2:1280699
    at Array.forEach (<anonymous>)
    at g.dispose (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/extensions/git/dist/main.js:2:1280685)
    at r.<anonymous> (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:97:12640)
    at r.dispose (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:97:12775)
    at r.<anonymous> (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/extensions/git/dist/main.js:2:1263672)
    at r.dispose (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:97:12775)
    at D (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:10:12085)
    at n.Z (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:113:11285)
    at /Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:113:9187
    at Array.map (<anonymous>)
    at n.S (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:113:9175)
    at n.terminate (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:113:9445)
    at h.terminate (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:117:1544)
    at p (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:127:34497)
    at MessagePortMain.<anonymous> (/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:127:30636)
    at MessagePortMain.emit (node:events:513:28)
    at Object.MessagePortMain._internalPort.emit (node:electron/js2c/utility_init:2:367) setContext undefined

MechMel · September 6, 2023, 4:39pm

Also have this error for the “Window” output.

2023-09-06 08:54:49.393 [error] Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'timestamp'): TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'timestamp')
    at e.BackgroundEditService.shouldFire (vscode-file://vscode-app/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:21242:612)
    at vscode-file://vscode-app/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:21242:1079
2023-09-06 08:54:52.393 [info] [perf] Render performance baseline is 23ms
2023-09-06 08:58:22.339 [info] [perf] Render performance baseline is 31ms
2023-09-06 09:02:30.075 [warning] SettingsEditor2: Settings not included in settingsLayout.ts: aichat.repoName, aicontext.personalContext, testRunner.config
2023-09-06 09:32:36.855 [info] [perf] Render performance baseline is 24ms

amanrs · September 6, 2023, 11:48pm

Will investigate, this should definitely not be happening! What theme are you on?

MechMel · September 7, 2023, 3:15pm

Dark (Visual Studio)

MechMel · September 7, 2023, 3:17pm

Ah, and when I swap to “Dark Modern” it works.

viktorrenkema · October 2, 2024, 8:55am

Got the same problem here, also ‘fixed’ when swapping themes but annoying nonetheless as I reckon me and many other devs are kinda hesitant to adopting another IDE.

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