How to change the color of XML elements in Visual Studio

Question

I have imported a theme, and I have noticed that the color of the value for a key in app.config has not been changed:

Is there any way of editing this?

Answer 1

You should change the XMLAttributeValue setting.

Tools->Options->Environment->Fonts And Colors -> (Text Editor set) XMLAttributeValue

Answer 2

Go to

Tools -> Options -> Environment -> Fonts and Colors

and find there

Show Settings For -> Text Editor

Display Items -> XML Attribute Value

Item Foreground -> {choose color you prefer}

Answer 3

If anyone else is running into this issue, it is not because of the Visual Studio settings. It is because of the VSCommands extension. I disabled the extension and Visual Studio took control back of the color settings. Very poor behavior for an extension to override color control, if you ask me. Changing colors when requested is expected, overriding the control is not!