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Abhay Prajapati
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How to make change to VSCode extension like this

Extension are something what makes vscode different from other editor

and something better is that you can make change to those extension according to your own style/ needs

use make changes to any extension from extensions tab.

press Ctrl + , to open setting in VSCode.

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Type the name of extension you want to make changes to (e.g. better-comments)

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Click on Edit in settings.json

Yeap!, now you can access the code of extension.

Lets 🀫 make changes.

// add this extra code to the end of the file

    {
        "tag": "update",
        "color": "#8C3FE2",
        "strikethrough": false,
        "underline": false,
        "backgroundColor": "transparent",
        "bold": false,
        "italic": false
    },
    // best color for check
    {
        "tag": "check",
        "color": "#00FF00",
        "strikethrough": false,
        "underline": false,
        "backgroundColor": "transparent",
        "bold": false,
        "italic": false
    },

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This will make sure that when ever you type check or update in you comments, it will be highlighted in green and purple

πŸ€ͺ Make sure to reload the vscode, only then it will work

πŸ‘πŸΎClap for your self, you have successfully made changes to vscode extension

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