- Description: What working directory to use when launching the terminal.
- Setting: `working_directory`
- Default: `"current_project_directory"`

**Options**

1. Use the current file's project directory. Will Fallback to the first project directory strategy if unsuccessful

```json
{
  "terminal": {
    "working_directory": "current_project_directory"
  }
}
```

2. Use the first project in this workspace's directory. Will fallback to using this platform's home directory.

```json
{
  "terminal": {
    "working_directory": "first_project_directory"
  }
}
```

3. Always use this platform's home directory (if we can find it)

```json
{
  "terminal": {
    "working_directory": "always_home"
  }
}
```

4. Always use a specific directory. This value will be shell expanded. If this path is not a valid directory the terminal will default to this platform's home directory.

```json
{
  "terminal": {
    "working_directory": {
      "always": {
        "directory": "~/zed/projects/"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Theme

- Description: The theme setting can be specified in two forms - either as the name of a theme or as an object containing the `mode`, `dark`, and `light` themes for the Zed UI.
- Setting: `theme`
- Default: `One Dark`

### Theme Object

- Description: Specify the theme using an object that includes the `mode`, `dark`, and `light` themes.
- Setting: `theme`
- Default:

```json
"theme": {
  "mode": "system",
  "dark": "One Dark",
  "light": "One Light"
},
```

### Mode

- Description: Specify theme mode.
- Setting: `mode`
- Default: `system`

**Options**

1. Set the theme to dark mode

```json
{
  "mode": "dark"
}
```

2. Set the theme to light mode

```json
{
  "mode": "light"
}
```

3. Set the theme to system mode

```json
{
  "mode": "system"
}
```

### Dark

- Description: The name of the dark Zed theme to use for the UI.
- Setting: `dark`
- Default: `One Dark`

**Options**

Run the `theme selector: toggle` action in the command palette to see a current list of valid themes names.

### Light

- Description: The name of the light Zed theme to use for the UI.
- Setting: `light`
- Default: `One Light`

**Options**

Run the `theme selector: toggle` action in the command palette to see a current list of valid themes names.

## Vim

- Description: Whether or not to enable vim mode (work in progress).
- Setting: `vim_mode`
- Default: `false`

## Project Panel

- Description: Customize project panel
- Setting: `project_panel`
- Default:

```json
{
  "project_panel": {
    "button": true,
    "default_width": 240,
    "dock": "left",
    "entry_spacing": "comfortable",
    "file_icons": true,
    "folder_icons": true,
    "git_status": true,
    "indent_size": 20,
    "auto_reveal_entries": true,
    "auto_fold_dirs": true,
    "scrollbar": {
      "show": null
    },
    "show_diagnostics": "all",
    "indent_guides": {
      "show": "always"
    }
  }
}
```

### Dock

- Description: Control the position of the dock
- Setting: `dock`
- Default: `left`

**Options**

1. Default dock position to left

```json
{
  "dock": "left"
}
```

2. Default dock position to right

```json
{
  "dock": "right"
}
```

### Entry Spacing

- Description: Spacing between worktree entries
- Setting: `entry_spacing`
- Default: `comfortable`

**Options**

1. Comfortable entry spacing

```json
{
  "entry_spacing": "comfortable"
}
```

2. Standard entry spacing

```json
{
  "entry_spacing": "standard"
}
```

### Git Status

- Description: Indicates newly created and updated files
- Setting: `git_status`
- Default: `true`

**Options**

1. Default enable git status

```json
{
  "git_status": true
}
```

2. Default disable git status

```json
{
  "git_status": false
}
```

### Default Width

- Description: Customize default width taken by project panel
- Setting: `default_width`
- Default: `240`

**Options**

`float` values

### Auto Reveal Entries

- Description: Whether to reveal it in the project panel automatically, when a corresponding project entry becomes active. Gitignored entries are never auto revealed.