renderLineHighlight doesn't work with remote files

[dharrington]

• VSCode Version: 1.49.1
• OS Version: Debian

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Use "editor.renderLineHighlight": "all"
2. Connect to a remote instance using the Remote - SSH plugin.
3. Use the Dark+ theme (or any other theme it seems)
4. Open a remote file.

Notice the editor does not show a box around the current line. Only the gutter changes, with a text color change.

5. Copy/paste the contents of the file into a new editor (with ctrl+n).

Notice a box is shown around the current line.

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes/No

[alexdima]

@dharrington The setting "editor.renderLineHighlight": "all" works fine for me for any remote file that I try. What is much more likely, is that you are opening a file from a folder or a workspace where you have a .vscode settings folder and where perhaps there is also configured editor.renderLineHighlight, but with a different value.

Could you perhaps try to open a new folder on the remote machine, one without a .vscode folder?

[dharrington]

That's exactly right. I didn't realize folder settings were a thing, or that I had some. Thanks