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list.inactiveFocusOutline

list inactive focus outline. List/Tree outline color for the focused item when the list/tree is inactive. An active list/tree has keyboard focus, an inactive does not.

Group: Lists and trees

Where list inactive focus outline paints

This sample moves from #3c3c3c to #e8a317, then back.

list inactive focus outlinefetchUser.ts

How to change list inactive focus outline 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 inactive focus outline under workbench.colorCustomizations. List/Tree outline color for the focused item when the list/tree is inactive. An active list/tree has keyboard focus, an inactive does not. Use a hex color such as #e8a317.
  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 inactive focus outline under workbench.colorCustomizations. List/Tree outline color for the focused item when the list/tree is inactive. An active list/tree has keyboard focus, an inactive does not. Use a hex color such as #e8a317.
  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.inactiveFocusOutline": "#e8a317"
  }
}

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