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src/vs/platform/editor/common/editor.ts

@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ export enum EditorActivation {
 
 	/**
 	 * Preserve the current active editor.
+	 *
+	 * Note: will only work in combination with the
+	 * `preserveFocus: true` option.
 	 */
 	PRESERVE
 }

src/vs/workbench/services/preferences/common/preferences.ts

@@ -167,20 +167,12 @@ export class SettingsEditorOptions extends EditorOptions implements ISettingsEdi
 
 	static create(settings: ISettingsEditorOptions): SettingsEditorOptions {
 		const options = new SettingsEditorOptions();
+		options.overwrite(settings);
 
 		options.target = settings.target;
 		options.folderUri = settings.folderUri;
 		options.query = settings.query;
 
-		// IEditorOptions
-		options.preserveFocus = settings.preserveFocus;
-		options.forceReload = settings.forceReload;
-		options.revealIfVisible = settings.revealIfVisible;
-		options.revealIfOpened = settings.revealIfOpened;
-		options.pinned = settings.pinned;
-		options.index = settings.index;
-		options.inactive = settings.inactive;
-
 		return options;
 	}
 }