Newbi colours question

[handyandy]

Hi, I’m new to modifying colours and themes so bear with me…
I’m using a fairly dark pallete and the problem I have is that in the LH folders listing the highlight on the file i’m editing is too dark and very difficult to see if the room lighting is bright.
How can I adjust this to make it easier to see?

[kingkeith]

Anything not in the main text editing area is controlled by the theme (which can in some cases defer to the color scheme of the active tab etc.)
To find out what selector to use to target an element for theming purposes, there is an API for logging the control tree where you click:

How can I customize these labels from the quick panel input?

Hi, did you try sublime.log_control_tree(True) https://www.sublimetext.com/docs/api_reference.html#module-sublime In the ST console? Control whether control tree logging is enabled. When enabled clicking with ctrl+alt will log the control tree under the mouse to the console.

[handyandy]

Hi, Thanks for trying to help but as I said I am a newbi as far as modifying the behind the scenes code.
Where do I actually find the “sublime.log_control_tree”: true," code. I (wrongly) assumed it would be in the general preference settings or the customise themes?
When found how do I enable it?
When enabled do I just position the mouse over the item I am interested in click ctrl+alt and the info I need will appear in the console (where?).

[kingkeith]

Where do I actually find the “sublime.log_control_tree”: true, code

You don’t find it anywhere, just put it in your general preferences on the right hand (i.e. editable) pane and save. Ensure the file is valid JSON of course, it should be a dictionary at top level

When enabled do I just position the mouse over the item I am interested in click ctrl+alt and the info I need will appear in the console

Yep, the console can be opened from the View menu -> Show Console.