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debugExceptionWidget.background

debug exception widget background. Exception widget background color.

Group: Editor widget colors

Where debug exception widget background paints

This sample moves from #252526 to #1a5276, then back.

debug exception widget background
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How to change debug exception widget background color in Visual Studio Code

macOS

  1. Open settings.json. Press Shift+Command+P to open the Command Palette, then run Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON).
  2. Set this color id. Add debug exception widget background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Exception widget background color. Use a hex color such as #1a5276.
  3. Save the file. Press Command+S to save settings.json. Visual Studio Code applies the override on top of the active color theme. Remove the entry to use the theme color again.

Windows

Linux uses the same shortcuts.

  1. Open settings.json. Press Shift+Ctrl+P to open the Command Palette, then run Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON).
  2. Set this color id. Add debug exception widget background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Exception widget background color. Use a hex color such as #1a5276.
  3. Save the file. Press Ctrl+S to save settings.json. Visual Studio Code applies the override on top of the active color theme. Remove the entry to use the theme color again.
{
  "workbench.colorCustomizations": {
    "debugExceptionWidget.background": "#1a5276"
  }
}

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