Pan wrote:
> Vim 7.2.93 in Konsole.
>
> I'd tested that when I set hi Normal ctermbg=NONE in a script, the
> following ctermbg=bg statements after that line will issue error E420e.
>
> Is this a bug or a feature?
>
> Basically, hi Normal ctermbg=NONE will use a "transparent" background,
> i.e. the same background as the terminal emulator regardless of what it
> is. the ctermbg=bg indicates the highlight group uses the same value as
> the Normal group, which can be handy in many cases. It is strange why
> ctermbg=bg is a error when the Normal group has ctermbg=NONE.
>
> Any hints?
It's not like when you use "cterm=bg" that the color follows what the
Normal color is set to. It just uses the current value. And if there
is none at the moment it doesn't work.
If you don't care about the error, you could do this:
try
hi Something ctermbg=bg
catch /E420/
" Ignored
endtry
(untested)
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