docs: remove incorrect configs from vscode readme

[eng-abdelrahman-sharaf]

Remove these misleading instructions, which caused the eslint errors problem discussed in Zulip

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This pull request:

• remove misleading instructions about setting workspace configuration that cause the problem discussed in zulip

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• eslint errors discussed in zulip

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Pull request overview

Removes misleading VS Code workspace configuration guidance (notably around ESLint) from the VS Code editor documentation to prevent users from triggering erroneous lint errors.

Changes:

• Removed README instructions recommending an eslint.options.configFile workspace override.
• Added a markdown-lint disable comment for document structure rules.
• Fixed a couple of formatting/whitespace issues in the README.

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