Enabled

Whether to dim unfocused editors and terminals, which makes it more clear where typed input will go to. This works with the majority of editors with the notable exceptions of those that utilize iframes like notebooks and extension webview editors.

{
  "accessibility.dimUnfocused.enabled": false // default
}

Type

bool

Default

false

Description

Controls whether or not unfocused editors have a dimming effect applied to them. It will also apply to some other things like the terminal, but not to things like the explorer or debug panel. It will also not dim things like a markdown preview.

NOTE: This setting can only be set in Application Settings. If you try to set it in User or Workspace Settings, it will be grayed out with the error saying This setting has an application scope and can be set only in the user settings file.… this is a bug: it should say Application Settings.