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Clearly Editable

Clearly Editable

Matt Lacey

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1,036 installs
| (2) | Free
Change the editor background color to show which documents can't or shouldn't be edited.
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A Visual Studio 2022 extension to change the editor's background color to show which documents can't or shouldn't be edited.

Example of the backgrounds set on different editor windows

In the above, the left-most editor window is a generated file, the middle editor window is a read-only document, and the editor on the right is for a regular, editable file.


You chose which file types can have their background colors changed and what those colors are.

Options window


This extension is the work of a solo developer and is made available for free.
In return, it collects basic anonymous analytics about the use of the extension.
It may also include a message in the output window asking you to support the ongoing development and maintenance of this and other extensions by becoming a sponsor.


A version is also available for VS2019.

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