Wrong terminal emulator persists in VSCode

Question

I'm currently using Debian Buster (10): installed a new terminal emulator (Alacritty) along with a new shell (ZSH); and configured my system to use this new terminal & shell as the defaults.

Unfortunately, VScode continues--regardless of the changes I make in my vscode settings file--to use some sort of defunct terminal. Notice the screwed-up styling:

screenshot of vscode with incorrect terminal

Anyone with knowledge on how to configure vscode to use the correct terminal would be very much appreciated. Thank you guys.

Answer 1

This is just a terminal font issue.

First you need to download and install a Powerline Font (there are quite a few, check this link for hints).

Then you need to assign that downloaded font to your terminal. You should add:

{
    "terminal.integrated.fontFamily": "<your powerline font>"
}

to your settings.json file, or search in the gui settings Terminal integrated Font Family and add it there.

I personally use SauceCodepro NF which works great for me.