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Fix hex color detection in strings by adding lookbehind patterns — a GitHub Copilot (GitHub) bot flight

The GitHub Copilot bot (GitHub) opened this pull request in microsoft/vscode on Jun 16, 2025; merged after rework in 6.4 h, merged by @aiday-mar: +595 −561, 29 files, 4 reviews.

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Lines: +595 −561
Files: 29
Commits: 6
Reviews: 4 (1 ✕)
To merge: 6.4 h
Task: fix

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GitHub Copilot, working in microsoft/vscode, fixes hex color detection so the color picker appears for hex values after quotes or delimiters. The change adds lookbehind patterns, touching 29 files with 595 additions and 561 deletions across six commits. Four reviews, including one change request, preceded the merge after 6.44 hours.

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The color picker was not detecting hex colors when they appeared directly after quote characters or other common delimiters in code. For example: ```javascript // This didn't work - no color picker shown const color = '#ff0000'; // But this worked - color picker shown const color = ' #ff0000'; ```…

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Fix hex color detection in strings by adding lookbehind patterns — a GitHub Copilot (GitHub) bot flight

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