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How can I get visual studio text editor background colour?

I want to be able to get the rgb colour of the back of the text editor in visual studio so I can use it in an addin so it goes with the theme the user has set.

Solution

  • If the user has modified the background font it will be stored here:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\11.0\FontAndColors\{58E96763-1D3B-4E05-B6BA-FF7115FD0B7B}\Plain Text Background

    If the user has not modified the color, you could key off of the theme they are using based on this registry value:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\11.0\General\CurrentTheme