Choosing colors from the command pallette shows "Activating Extensions" in the notification bar, and doesn't ever change colors

[tcaruth]

I'm not sure where to collect logs that might show what's going on any better. The "Activating Extensions" notitifaction only pops up when I run Peacock commands though, and doesn't seem to be actually doing anything.

[johnpapa]

Thank you @tcaruth for creating this issue!

[tcaruth]

Version - v4.2.2

[willpower232]

Under Help you can get to Developer Tools which can reveal some information but it can get pretty messy in there but might be useful.

I would presume it is some kind of conflict with another extension so might be worth seeing which other extensions you have that do things with the .vscode/settings.json file

[tcaruth]

Thanks @willpower232

I checked my settings.json file in the workspace and it looks like Peacock is the only thing that's written to it. I've used this extension for months, and only recently started a new workspace that I can't set colors to. New workspaces aren't getting a .vscode/settings.json file created when I choose a color, but one is generated when i use another extension that saves settings to the workspace (for example, https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker). Even after that other extension creates the file (and I assume sets permissions on it) Peacock isn't writing any of the color customizations to the file

Current settings.json in an old workspace

{
    "workbench.colorCustomizations": {
        "activityBar.activeBackground": "#005498",
        "activityBar.background": "#005498",
        "activityBar.foreground": "#e7e7e7",
        "activityBar.inactiveForeground": "#e7e7e799",
        "activityBarBadge.background": "#ff008d",
        "activityBarBadge.foreground": "#e7e7e7",
        "commandCenter.border": "#e7e7e799",
        "sash.hoverBorder": "#005498",
        "statusBar.background": "#003865",
        "statusBar.foreground": "#e7e7e7",
        "statusBarItem.hoverBackground": "#005498",
        "statusBarItem.remoteBackground": "#003865",
        "statusBarItem.remoteForeground": "#e7e7e7",
        "titleBar.activeBackground": "#003865",
        "titleBar.activeForeground": "#e7e7e7",
        "titleBar.inactiveBackground": "#00386599",
        "titleBar.inactiveForeground": "#e7e7e799"
    },
    "peacock.color": "#003865"
}

[siriousje]

I have the same issue, shift-command-p -> surprise me with a random color. the only effect is in the status bar where it says 'Activating Extensions...' with a small spinner and that then just stops. With DevTools open nothing in console

[maximedelvaux]

Hi ! I had the exact same issue (version 4.2.2) and disabling the Live Share extension fixed it.

[damienleroux]

Disabling Live Share extension works for me too 🙏 thx @maximedelvaux

[siriousje]

Can confirm, disabling live share fixed it.

[spencerb02]

Thanks for opening this issue. I've had this issue for a while as well but only on a corporate protected laptop. I thought it was their fault...

Disabling Live Share worked for me as well. But why?!

[mckelveygreg]

Oh my... I've been having issues with live share, but I can't see how they might be related!
Removing live share fixed it for me as well 🤷

[duke8585]

+1 for me, too. anyone know why that is the case? or how to setup debugging in order to find out how...

[kianenigma]

+1 and
#516
#526
#523

All seem duplicates of this.

[Swanzor]

Disabling live share made it work for me too. Has anyone got any idea why this is happening?