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CSS multiline string incorrect syntax highlighting

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Since May 4, 2024.

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Description

bug

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

  • VS Code Version: 1.89.0
  • OS Version: Windows 11

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Create a css file. Write, for example
@import url('a-really-long\
    -url');
  1. The syntax highlighting is wrong. It seems to not interpret the string as a whole.

This was mentioned in issue microsoft/vscode#125739, which was closed and locked with a reference to another repo, but that repo was archived. Is there a plan to fix this bug?

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