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authorLeedehai <18319900+Leedehai@users.noreply.github.com>2023-11-24 05:39:50 -0500
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2023-11-24 11:39:50 +0100
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Update test-helper doc for the easiest installation instruction (#2744)
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example with `cargo install oxipng`.
## Installation
-The simplest way to install this extension (and keep it up-to-date) is to add a
-symlink from `~/.vscode/extensions/typst-test-helper` to
-`path/to/typst/tools/test-helper`.
+The simplest way to install this extension (and keep it up-to-date) is to use VSCode's UI:
+* Go to View > Command Palette,
+* In the drop down list, pick command "Developer: Install extension from location",
+* Select this `test-helper` directory in the file explorer dialogue box. VSCode will add
+the extension's path to `~/.vscode/extensions/extensions.json`.