From 8404bfbebb9b02faad945948843cd47acd7bec2b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Niels Laute <niels.laute@live.nl>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:07:39 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] CmdPal-New extension - Show error when path does not exist
 (#46037)

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## Summary of the Pull Request

If path does not exist, error message is shown vs nothing

<img width="1194" height="899" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ee40e49c-185c-418a-9815-1ad46d976a0e"
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 .../Commands/NewExtensionForm.cs                            | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Commands/NewExtensionForm.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Commands/NewExtensionForm.cs
index 62301714e9..c7f23535cd 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Commands/NewExtensionForm.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Commands/NewExtensionForm.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ internal sealed partial class NewExtensionForm : NewExtensionFormBase
         {
             "type": "TextBlock",
             "text": {{FormatJsonString(Properties.Resources.builtin_create_extension_page_title)}},
-            "size": "large"
+            "size": "medium",
+            "weight": "bolder"
         },
         {
             "type": "Input.Text",
@@ -122,9 +123,8 @@ internal sealed partial class NewExtensionForm : NewExtensionFormBase
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
-            BuiltinsExtensionHost.Instance.HideStatus(_creatingMessage);
-
             _creatingMessage.State = MessageState.Error;
+            _creatingMessage.Progress = null;
             _creatingMessage.Message = $"Error: {e.Message}";
         }