microsoft / microsoft/monaco-editor

Expose background color override for editorOverview

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Description

It seems strange that there is no way to change this one specific color. You basically can either use FFFFFF, 232323, or 000000 by way of changing the base theme from 'vs', 'vs-dark', and 'hc-black' respectively. Is there some technical blocker to exposing this color?

We are doing a fair bit of work in the theming department and it would be nice to be able to set this.

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Research direction

Start by tracing how the editorOverview background color is selected for the vs, vs-dark, and hc-black base themes, then inspect the public theming API. Done means users can set this specific color independently without changing the base theme; add or update relevant coverage if the repository provides it.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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