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inlineEdit.modifiedChangedTextBackground

inline edit modified changed text background. Overlay color for the changed text in the modified text of inline edits.

Group: Editor colors

Where inline edit modified changed text background paints

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

inline edit modified changed text background
inlineEdit modifiedChangedTextBackground

How to change inline edit modified changed text 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 inline edit modified changed text background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Overlay color for the changed text in the modified text of inline edits. 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 inline edit modified changed text background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Overlay color for the changed text in the modified text of inline edits. 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": {
    "inlineEdit.modifiedChangedTextBackground": "#1a5276"
  }
}

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