Highlight Yellow Only

A minimalist VS Code extension that adds right-click options for highlighting text in yellow. Ideal for note-taking, temporary emphasis, or visual tagging during code review.

✨ Features

• Highlight Yellow
  Select any text → right-click → choose “Highlight Yellow” to apply a soft yellow background.

• Unhighlight
  Clears all yellow highlights from the current file.

• Highlight All Matches
  Automatically highlights all occurrences of the currently selected text in yellow.

• Persistent Highlights
  Highlights are saved per file and restored when you reopen them.

🛠 Usage

1. Install the extension:

   code --install-extension highlight-yellow-only.zip
   

2. In any file:

   • Select some text
   • Right-click → choose:
     • Highlight Yellow
     • Unhighlight
     • Highlight All Matches

3. Your highlights remain visible until manually cleared.

💡 Tip

To avoid clutter, only one color is available — yellow. This keeps the workflow clean and focused.

🧑‍💻 Author

Cameron Brooks
📧 brooksc3@oregonstate.edu