Did you know... you can hide outlining (selection margin) without turning off outlining - #036
Yesterday's tip was everything you ever wanted to know about outlining in the editor. Today, we'll explore an outlining customization.
Go to Tools - Options - Text Editor - General, and uncheck Selection Margin. Although the left-margin that indicates a code block is gone, outlining will still work.

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