C#•2y ago

Where is the VS colour options for this new feature? [Answered]

A while ago, I updated VS and noticed this new feature. It is helpful indeed but because I have another colour theme set, default colour for that looks ugly. Is there any way I can change the colour of the "highlighting" of matching words? I cannot find anything in the settings/options. I cannot even turn this feature off, SMH.

19 Replies

Anar•2y ago

Well, shit, no one knows. Guess this is the price I pay for preview features.

ZacharyPatten•2y ago

are you using semantic highlighting? if not you should (is in settings)

Anar•2y ago

Of course I am.

Anar•2y ago

Also, here is an example of what I mean, whenever I select something (text e in this case), it adds white "underlining" to that, and I just wanna change it to grey or something.

Anar•2y ago

Other highlighting options for other things do allow that. Aaand it is just annoying that whenever I accidentally select text, some white colour is added to some random words. 💀 I was wondering if there was someone from VS design team on this server.

ZacharyPatten•2y ago

editor.wordHighlightBackground @Alphar

"workbench.colorCustomizations": {
    "[Default Dark+]": {
        "editor.wordHighlightBackground": "#ff0000"
    }
}

"workbench.colorCustomizations": {
    "[Default Dark+]": {
        "editor.wordHighlightBackground": "#ff0000"
    }
}

you need to use your theme rather than my theme but that works for me

Anar•2y ago

Wait wait, where exactly should I put this? Like, in which file?

ZacharyPatten•2y ago

in the settings file do you know how the settings file works in VSC?

Anar•2y ago

Oop, I do not use VSCode. Ou, I think I found something about it on Google, shall try it and use the snippet you gave, tomorrow after sleep. Thanks mate.

ZacharyPatten•2y ago

the settings files are in settings.json there are 2 of them though there is one for your user and one for the workspace for this setting, you want to make it on your user setting not the workspace

Anar•2y ago