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statusBar.debuggingForeground

status bar debugging foreground. Status Bar foreground color when a program is being debugged.

Group: Status Bar colors

Where status bar debugging foreground paints

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

status bar debugging foreground
statusBar debuggingForeground

How to change status bar debugging 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 debugging foreground under workbench.colorCustomizations. Status Bar foreground color when a program is being debugged. 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 debugging foreground under workbench.colorCustomizations. Status Bar foreground color when a program is being debugged. 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": {
    "statusBar.debuggingForeground": "#f5d76e"
  }
}

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