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list.focusHighlightForeground

list focus highlight foreground. List/Tree foreground color of the match highlights on actively focused items when searching inside the list/tree.

Group: Lists and trees

Where list focus highlight foreground paints

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

list focus highlight foregroundfetchUser.ts

How to change list focus 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 list focus highlight foreground under workbench.colorCustomizations. List/Tree foreground color of the match highlights on actively focused items when searching inside the list/tree. 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 list focus highlight foreground under workbench.colorCustomizations. List/Tree foreground color of the match highlights on actively focused items when searching inside the list/tree. 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": {
    "list.focusHighlightForeground": "#f5d76e"
  }
}

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