Hey, thanks for the feature request and for clearly explaining the core issue. It’s not about one specific setting, it’s about the whole pattern of storing config in a binary DB instead of text files.
The request makes sense. Config-as-code like version control, dotfiles sync, and moving between machines breaks when settings live in state.vscdb. Your points are valid.
This also ties into an older thread about syncing settings and keybindings: Sync of keybindings and settings. It’s basically the same root problem. If settings are meant to be syncable and portable, they need to be in files. I’d suggest adding your vote or a comment there so the signal is in one place where most of the community demand is already collected.
On timeline, I can’t promise anything and there’s no ETA. But the request is logged, and more votes will help raise the priority.