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diffEditor.unchangedRegionShadow

diff editor unchanged region shadow. The color of the shadow around unchanged region widgets.

Group: Diff editor colors

Where diff editor unchanged region shadow paints

This sample moves from #00000066 to #e8a317, then back.

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How to change diff editor unchanged region shadow 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 diff editor unchanged region shadow under workbench.colorCustomizations. The color of the shadow around unchanged region widgets. 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 diff editor unchanged region shadow under workbench.colorCustomizations. The color of the shadow around unchanged region widgets. 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": {
    "diffEditor.unchangedRegionShadow": "#e8a317"
  }
}

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