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An utility to patch a Visual Studio Code installation on Windows, slightly enhancing the font rendering, and fixing the autocomplete icon color.

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VSCode Font Patch

A command line utility to patch a Visual Studio Code installation on Windows, which does two things:

  • slightly enhances the font rendering;
  • fixes the autocomplete icon color (ref).

Usage

Close VSCode and run the application.

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When opening VSCode again, you will see a warning about a corrupted installation. If you don't ignore it, the changes made by the patch will be reverted.

To revert the patch, simply run VS Code installer again.

Font comparison before/after patch

  • Using Consolas font (original vs. patched)

Diff Consolas

  • Using Source Code Pro font (original vs. patched)

Diff Source Code Pro

Dependencies

This project is written in C++20 and uses WinDlg library, assuming it's in a parallel directory.

License

Licensed under MIT license, see LICENSE.md for details.

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An utility to patch a Visual Studio Code installation on Windows, slightly enhancing the font rendering, and fixing the autocomplete icon color.

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