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testing.message.error.lineBackground

testing message error line background. Margin color beside error messages shown inline in the editor.

Group: Testing colors

Where testing message error line background paints

This sample moves from #5a1d1d to #1a5276, then back.

testing message error line background
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How to change testing message error line 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 testing message error line background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Margin color beside error messages shown inline in the editor. 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 testing message error line background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Margin color beside error messages shown inline in the editor. 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": {
    "testing.message.error.lineBackground": "#1a5276"
  }
}

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