Microsoft/vscode

Selecting 2 color values and changing them both with color picker

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#107,491 opened on Sep 26, 2020

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editor-color-pickerfeature-requesthelp wanted

Description

As the title says, it would be a very nice feature if you could select 2 identical color values (HEX, RGB or HSL) and change them both at once with the color picker.

The value does not change for the 2nd selected option when changing colors

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Contributor guide

Tech stack
typescriptcss
Domain
frontenddeveloper experience
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Basic understanding of Visual Studio Code codebaseFamiliarity with TypeScript and CSS
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Investigate the VSCode color picker implementation, likely in `src/vs/editor/contrib/colorPicker/`. The issue requests multi selection of identical color values; study how the current picker handles single selection and consider extending it to apply changes to all selected occurrences. Check existing discussions and the assigned developer's comments for context. No linked PRs, so consider proposing a design approach based on the editor's selection API.