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editorOverviewRuler.selectionHighlightForeground

editor overview ruler selection highlight foreground. Overview ruler marker color for selection highlights. The color must not be opaque so as not to hide underlying decorations.

Group: Editor colors

Where editor overview ruler selection highlight foreground paints

This sample moves from #cccccc to #f5d76e, then back.

editor overview ruler selection highlight foregroundrole="admin"

How to change editor overview ruler selection highlight foreground 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 overview ruler selection highlight foreground under workbench.colorCustomizations. Overview ruler marker color for selection highlights. The color must not be opaque so as not to hide underlying decorations. Use a hex color such as #f5d76e.
  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 overview ruler selection highlight foreground under workbench.colorCustomizations. Overview ruler marker color for selection highlights. The color must not be opaque so as not to hide underlying decorations. Use a hex color such as #f5d76e.
  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": {
    "editorOverviewRuler.selectionHighlightForeground": "#f5d76e"
  }
}

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