To fill-in a couple of missing steps:
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Open the settings.json file (see below for location of this file)
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Add a comma to the last entry (before the closing brace
}
) -
Paste-in:
"workbench.colorCustomizations": { "editor.selectionBackground": "#e788ff", //Current SELECTED text "editor.selectionHighlightBackground": "#ff0000", //same content as the selection "editor.findMatchBackground": "#00cc44a8", //Current SEARCH MATCH "editor.findMatchHighlightBackground": "#ff7b00a1" //Other SEARCH MATCHES }
###Example of a typical settings file, post mod:
{ "git.enableSmartCommit": true, "git.autofetch": true, "breadcrumbs.enabled": true, "git.confirmSync": false, "explorer.confirmDelete": false, "code-runner.saveFileBeforeRun": true, "code-runner.saveAllFilesBeforeRun": true, "workbench.activityBar.visible": true, "files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true, "telemetry.enableTelemetry": false, "workbench.colorCustomizations": { "editor.selectionBackground": "#e788ff7c", //Current selected text "editor.selectionHighlightBackground": "#ff00005b", //Same content as selection "editor.findMatchBackground": "#00cc44a8", //Current SEARCH MATCH "editor.findMatchHighlightBackground": "#ff7b00a1" //Other SEARCH MATCHES } }
##Where to find the settings.json file:
Depending on your platform, the user settings file is located here:
Windows %APPDATA%\Code\User\settings.json
macOS $HOME/Library/Application Support/Code/User/settings.json
Linux $HOME/.config/Code/User/settings.json
##ALTERNATE method to open the settings.json file:
CTRL+SHIFT+P
typesettings.json
, select Preferences: Open user settings (JSON)
or
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Ctrl + , (comma) to open Settings
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Workbench
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Settings Editor
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In the search box at top, paste-in
workbench.colorCustomizations
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On the left, click
Workbench
and thenAppearance
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Click the link to right:
Edit in settings.json
References:
https://code.visualstudio.com/api/references/theme-color#editor-colors
https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/themes#_customize-a-color-theme
https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/settings