Microsoft/vscode

[css] Color picker for css variables

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#126,733 opened on Jun 19, 2021

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Description

Currently vs code color picker doesn't display color picker on hover for a color picker where css variable is used. E.g.

color: hsl(0, 0%, 0%)

^Works

But,

--hue-color: 250
color: hsl(var(--hue-color), 0%, 0%)

^Doesn't work.

Is there a way to make it work? If the feature is not implemented is there any challenge to do so. I am currently looking at the code how this can be implemented but if some can direct me where to start would be great.

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Research direction
Investigate the VS Code CSS color picker extension; trace how hex/hsl colors are detected and consider adding variable resolution logic.
Tech stack
typescriptcss
Domain
frontend
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Feature
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3
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1-2 days
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Active
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Clear
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CSSTypeScript
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50