In VSCode, in settings.json for one of my extensions is a line
"extends": "C:/Users/snarl/.vscode/extensions/stylelint-config-wordpress",
But that line is dimmed compared to the rest of the text in the file, as if disabled, or path not found (screenshot). Is that indicating some kind of error I need to resolve? That folder does indeed exist at that location (screenshot).
Motivation For My Question
I ask because this is a line of code I manually added to settings.json, as part of installation instructions for a particular extension. I'm currently using the stylelint extension to help notify me of errors while I type. I am now trying to install a separate extension--stylelint-config-wordpress--which is a set of rules to be used with stylelint. But that new ruleset doesn't seem to be working properly. So I am now trying to troubleshoot why the new rules are not working properly. The settings.json file I edited is part of the stylelint-config-wordpress extension.
Of Note
I am running Windows 10.
When I initially installed stylelint, I installed it globally. I can confirm it was installed properly and linting errors in my code, as expected.
In the GitHub repo for stylelint-config-wordpress, there is one issue related to this (see here). I posted there and received some initial replies. But nothing worked, and I've not heard back since.
After opening an issue in the relevant GitHub repo, I was able to understand the answer to my question.
Short Answer: The code I was adding was incorrect. I was adding:
extends": "C:/Users/snarl/.vscode/extensions/stylelint-config-wordpress",
when I should have been adding something more along the lines of this:
"stylelint.config": {
"extends": "C:/Users/snarl/index.js"
},
Long Answer: If anyone is really curious about how to get this ruleset working in VSCode, you can read this issue.