Question

Sorry for the complicated title.

Screenshot here:

Basically:

• Do a “Find in Files” search in VS.
• Double click on one of the results.
• The line in the editor window is highlighted with dark blue (in my case).
• The highlight does not go away unless I do another “Find in Files” search and click on another result.

The problems:

• The highlight is too dark/overpowering.
• I can’t see other highlights (like selecting text, or even where my cursor is).
• I want the highlight to go away while I’m editing the file.

So my questions:

• Can I change the color of this highlight to something less powerful? (a nice light gray perhaps) I can’t seem to tell which of the color-coding options changes this one.
• Can I clear this highlight somehow while editing (without needing to do another search)
• Can I disable this highlighting completely?

Thanks!

PS. I’m not interested in the line-highlight color in the “Find Results” window itself – just the highlight that appears in my text-editor window after I double-click on one of the results.

Answer 1

Try changing your color settings.

Tools -> Options -> Fonts and Colors

Select “Show settings for: Find Results Window” and change the “Current List Location” background color.