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diffEditor.diagonalFill

diff editor diagonal fill. Color of the diff editor's diagonal fill. The diagonal fill is used in side-by-side diff views.

Group: Diff editor colors

Where diff editor diagonal fill paints

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

diff editor diagonal fill
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How to change diff editor diagonal fill 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 diff editor diagonal fill under workbench.colorCustomizations. Color of the diff editor's diagonal fill. The diagonal fill is used in side-by-side diff views. 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 diff editor diagonal fill under workbench.colorCustomizations. Color of the diff editor's diagonal fill. The diagonal fill is used in side-by-side diff views. 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": {
    "diffEditor.diagonalFill": "#1a5276"
  }
}

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