VS Code: How to Switch Between Code and Terminal *Without* Focusing the Dropdown

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There are already several questions about "how do I switch back and forth between code and the terminal in VS Code", and the (correct) answer to all of them is:

ctrl + `

But there's a problem with that answer. I very often switch to the terminal and hit up + ENTER to run the previous command. However, when I do so too quickly, VS Code focuses me not on the terminal, but on the terminal-switching-dropdown in the upper right corner.

As a result, I wind up changing terminals (because the up + ENTER goes into the dropdown and not the terminal itself) ... when I just want to focus the existing terminal and type there.

Is there any way to make VS code not focus on that dropdown? Or even just to remove it entirely?

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1 Answers

It turned out the problem wasn't the up key, it was the SHIFT key. In VS Code CTRL + tilde sends you to the terminal, but CTRL + SHIFT + ` instead opens a new terminal session.

(As a side note, I could use the "code" tag to express that second tilde, but Stack Overflow botches both tildes and the "code" tag when I try to format just "CTRL + tilde".)

The shift key on my keyboard sticks sometimes, and it was making this happen without me realizing it (and I mistakenly attributed it to the up key since I press both together).

Thanks to everyone who helped me narrow the problem down in the comments!

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