Feature request: Allow Vira theme to auto adjust diffEditor.removedTextBackground and diffEditor.insertedTextBackground

[GeneralOneill]

Feature description

I am trying out the Vira Carbon theme and have been really loving it. The main downside that I noticed was that in a diffing editor, commented sections and code comments can't be easily read, because of how strong the diff colors are.

I think it would be amazing if you can also have the extension adjust diffEditor.removedTextBackground and diffEditor.insertedTextBackground settings such that the theme is more readable for commented texts.

[equinusocio]

Hi there! Thanks for reaching out.

The problem you’re having is pretty common and unfortunately, there’s not much we can do about it. It’s because we don’t have enough theming keys. Even the default theme has the same issue - green comments have low contrast against added green sections:

That's because VS Code doesn't offer a way to change the foreground color only for diff blocks. If you change the comments color, it affects all comments everywhere, making them more distracting. And if you decrease the green/red background opacity, when a green text is added, like a string, you won't see it.

By the way, you can always customize Vira Theme, check out our guide and try to adjust the comments color and/or the insertedTextBackground, insertedLineBackground, and removedTextBackground keys to suit your preferences. Meanwhile we'll investigate about how we can mitigate this issue.

[equinusocio]

v1.5.2 will be available in minutes with slightly changed diff colors. As mentioned above the issue can't be fixed completely. Let us know!