Focus the editor on debug stop, by default. Fix #139950

src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/browser/debug.contribution.ts

@@ -511,6 +511,11 @@ configurationRegistry.registerConfiguration({
 			description: nls.localize('debug.focusWindowOnBreak', "Controls whether the workbench window should be focused when the debugger breaks."),
 			default: true
 		},
+		'debug.focusEditorOnBreak': {
+			type: 'boolean',
+			description: nls.localize('debug.focusEditorOnBreak', "Controls whether the editor should be focused when the debugger breaks."),
+			default: true
+		},
 		'debug.onTaskErrors': {
 			enum: ['debugAnyway', 'showErrors', 'prompt', 'abort'],
 			enumDescriptions: [nls.localize('debugAnyway', "Ignore task errors and start debugging."), nls.localize('showErrors', "Show the Problems view and do not start debugging."), nls.localize('prompt', "Prompt user."), nls.localize('cancel', "Cancel debugging.")],

src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/browser/debugSession.ts

@@ -958,7 +958,8 @@ export class DebugSession implements IDebugSession {
 						const focusedStackFrame = this.debugService.getViewModel().focusedStackFrame;
 						if (!focusedStackFrame || focusedStackFrame.thread.session === this) {
 							// Only take focus if nothing is focused, or if the focus is already on the current session
-							await this.debugService.focusStackFrame(undefined, thread);
+							const preserveFocus = !this.configurationService.getValue<IDebugConfiguration>('debug').focusEditorOnBreak;
+							await this.debugService.focusStackFrame(undefined, thread, undefined, { preserveFocus });
 						}
 
 						if (thread.stoppedDetails) {

src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/common/debug.ts

@@ -630,6 +630,7 @@ export interface IDebugConfiguration {
 		acceptSuggestionOnEnter: 'off' | 'on';
 	};
 	focusWindowOnBreak: boolean;
+	focusEditorOnBreak: boolean;
 	onTaskErrors: 'debugAnyway' | 'showErrors' | 'prompt' | 'abort';
 	showBreakpointsInOverviewRuler: boolean;
 	showInlineBreakpointCandidates: boolean;