Document new Microsoft Black Formatter extension for VSCode (#3063)

[etc/vim.git] / docs / integrations / editors.md

diff --git a/docs/integrations/editors.md b/docs/integrations/editors.md
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--- a/docs/integrations/editors.md
+++ b/docs/integrations/editors.md
@@ -189,10 +189,13 @@ If you need to do anything special to make your virtualenv work and install _Bla
 example you want to run a version from main), create a virtualenv manually and point
 `g:black_virtualenv` to it. The plugin will use it.
 
-To run _Black_ on save, add the following line to `.vimrc` or `init.vim`:
+To run _Black_ on save, add the following lines to `.vimrc` or `init.vim`:
 
 ```
-autocmd BufWritePre *.py execute ':Black'
+augroup black_on_save
+  autocmd!
+  autocmd BufWritePre *.py Black
+augroup end
 ```
 
 To run _Black_ on a key press (e.g. F9 below), add this:
@@ -298,9 +301,15 @@ close and reopen your File, _Black_ will be done with its job.
 
 ## Visual Studio Code
 
-Use the
-[Python extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-python.python)
-([instructions](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/editing#_formatting)).
+- Use the
+  [Python extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-python.python)
+  ([instructions](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/editing#_formatting)).
+
+- Alternatively the pre-release
+  [Black Formatter](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-python.black-formatter)
+  extension can be used which runs a [Language Server Protocol](https://langserver.org/)
+  server for Black. Formatting is much more responsive using this extension, **but the
+  minimum supported version of Black is 22.3.0**.
 
 ## SublimeText 3