Can't format Settings.json file

VS Code Version: 1.39.2

Prettier & Prettier Plugin Version: 3.2.0 using built in Prettier

OS and version: Centos 8

@ntotten I have the output open and when I get the error nothing changes, it does not get to the output. I simply change:

  "[jsonc]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "vscode.json-language-features"
  },

to:

  "[jsonc]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "prettier.prettier-vscode"
  },

and hit save. I now get a VS Code message appear, not the normal one on the right, but a smaller on on the left that says: (click to zoom)

and the file that won’t work:

// Place your settings in this file to overwrite the default settings
{
  // VS Code 1.39
  // General settings
  "editor.fontSize": 15,
  "editor.renderWhitespace": "boundary",
  "editor.dragAndDrop": false,
  "editor.formatOnSave": true,
  "editor.minimap.enabled": false,
  "editor.detectIndentation": false,
  "editor.tabSize": 2,
  "editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
    "source.organizeImports": true
  },
  "workbench.activityBar.visible": false,
  "workbench.tree.renderIndentGuides": "none",
  "workbench.list.keyboardNavigation": "filter",
  "window.menuBarVisibility": "hidden",
  "window.enableMenuBarMnemonics": false,
  "window.titleBarStyle": "custom",
  "zenMode.restore": true,
  "zenMode.centerLayout": false,
  "zenMode.fullScreen": false,
  "git.autofetch": true,
  "git.enableSmartCommit": true,
  "git.decorations.enabled": false,
  "explorer.decorations.colors": false,
  "search.followSymlinks": false,
  "breadcrumbs.enabled": false,
  "markdown.preview.fontSize": 15,
  "terminal.integrated.fontSize": 15,
  // Privacy
  "telemetry.enableTelemetry": false,
  "extensions.showRecommendationsOnlyOnDemand": true,
  // Language settings
  "javascript.preferences.quoteStyle": "single",
  "typescript.updateImportsOnFileMove.enabled": "always",
  "files.exclude": {
    "**/*.js": {
      "when": "$(basename).ts"
    },
    "**/*.js.map": true
  },
  "[javascript]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "prettier.prettier-vscode"
  },
  "[typescript]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "prettier.prettier-vscode"
  },
  "[typescriptreact]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "prettier.prettier-vscode"
  },
  "[json]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "prettier.prettier-vscode"
  },
  "[html]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "prettier.prettier-vscode"
  },
  "[jsonc]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "prettier.prettier-vscode"
  },
  // Shell Format extension
  "shellformat.flag": "-i 4",
  // Live Server extension
  "liveServer.settings.donotShowInfoMsg": true,
  "liveServer.settings.ChromeDebuggingAttachment": true,
  "liveServer.settings.AdvanceCustomBrowserCmdLine": "/usr/bin/chromium-browser --remote-debugging-port=9222",
  // Spellright extension
  "spellright.language": [
    "English (British)"
  ],
  "spellright.documentTypes": [
    "markdown",
    "latex",
    "plaintext"
  ],
  // Markdown Preview Enhanced extension
  "markdown-preview-enhanced.usePandocParser": true,
  // "typescript.referencesCodeLens.enabled": true,
  // "javascript.referencesCodeLens.enabled": true,
}

[ntotten]

So is this only an issue with that one file? If so, I think we can close this issue.

[CiGit]

By opening global settings $HOME/.config/Code/Users/settings.json through Preferences: Open settings (JSON) I get that status bar error message. This doesn’t happen if the file is opened as a normal file. Neither by opening project settings (.vscode/settings.json)