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statusBarItem.prominentHoverForeground

status bar item prominent hover foreground. Status bar prominent items foreground color when hovering. Prominent items stand out from other status bar entries to indicate importance. The status bar is shown in the bottom of the window.

Group: Status Bar colors

Where status bar item prominent hover foreground paints

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

status bar item prominent hover foreground
statusBarItem prominentHoverForeground

How to change status bar item prominent hover 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 status bar item prominent hover foreground under workbench.colorCustomizations. Status bar prominent items foreground color when hovering. Prominent items stand out from other status bar entries to indicate importance. The status bar is shown in the bottom of the window. 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 status bar item prominent hover foreground under workbench.colorCustomizations. Status bar prominent items foreground color when hovering. Prominent items stand out from other status bar entries to indicate importance. The status bar is shown in the bottom of the window. 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": {
    "statusBarItem.prominentHoverForeground": "#f5d76e"
  }
}

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