On Sat, May 11, 2019 at 12:04 PM 'Lifepillar' via vim_use <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am a bit puzzled by the note in `:help highlight-cterm`: > > Note: Many terminals (e.g., DOS console) can't mix these attributes with > coloring. Use only one of "cterm=" OR "ctermfg=" OR "ctermbg=“. > > Virtually all colorschemes I have seen use ctermfg AND ctermbg AND cterm. > > The note above is also at odds with `:help cterm-colors`, which states: > > If you want to set the bold attribute in a different way, put a "cterm=" > argument AFTER the "ctermfg=" or "ctermbg=" argument. > > Which implies that cterm and ctermfg/ctermbg can coexist. > > Perhaps, the above note is a thing of the past and should be removed? > > Thanks, > Life.
I believe that the confusion is due to the fact that (a) cterm=NONE; (b) cterm=bold; (c) other values interact in three different ways (when they do at all) with bg/fg color settings. IIUC you can use cterm=NONE _before_ ctermbg= ctermfg= in order to clear anything that may be present before (such as bold) but not your own colours. It *may* be possible to add cterm=bold after a ctermfg= color in the range 0..7; OTOH ctermfg= in the range 8..16 (on an 8-or-16-bg 16-fg terminal) usually _implies_ bold. Using both cterm=underline and ctermfg= ctermbg= will usually not work as expected. OTOH AFAIK ctermbg= and ctermfg= can usually be used together provided that you don't exceed the terminal's capabilities. Best regards, Tony. -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/CAJkCKXsmBFgZ3YUs36U3Qu5o4c34x2PQNZJZPVh7nm7DT3HEwQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
