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editorCommentsWidget.rangeActiveBackground

editor comments widget range active background. Color of background for currently selected or hovered comment range.

Group: Editor colors

Where editor comments widget range active background paints

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

editor comments widget range active background
editorCommentsWidget rangeActiveBackground

How to change editor comments widget range active 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 editor comments widget range active background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Color of background for currently selected or hovered comment range. 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 editor comments widget range active background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Color of background for currently selected or hovered comment range. 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": {
    "editorCommentsWidget.rangeActiveBackground": "#1a5276"
  }
}

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