dracula / dracula/visual-studio-code
[Bug/Enhancement] No highlight when selecting snippet placeholder
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Description
**Description**
When using the Dracula theme in VS Code, snippet placeholders (e.g. `$1`) can be filled normally. However, when selecting the inserted text with `Shift + ←/→`, the selected part has no visual distinction from the surrounding text. It looks like the selection is not applied.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/23ff244a-0c91-47c0-bcc0-804c4ab54f1c
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d7ded54e-fcff-4d85-bdeb-2958c51fd28f
**Steps to Reproduce**
1. Enable the Dracula theme in VS Code.
2. Insert a user snippet containing a `$1` placeholder.
3. Type into the `$1` position.
4. Use `Shift + ←/→` to select the text.
5. Observe the selection effect.
**Expected Behavior**
The selected text should be visually highlighted and clearly distinguished from the surrounding text.
**Actual Behavior**
The selected text has no visible highlight, making it indistinguishable from unselected text.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Reproduce the issue in VS Code using the Dracula theme and a snippet with a $1 placeholder. Inspect the theme configuration for selection-related colors and verify the selected text is visibly distinct from surrounding text while editing the snippet.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- vscode
- Domain
- design
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100