On 16.04.25 08:01, Steven H. wrote: > I would like to use '#222222' instead of 'black' for background
> *without* that affecting any other color in the color scheme. > > How can I do that? For nearly 40 years now, I've used the multitudinous *term colours, which remain in effect in vi/vim, mutt, etc. In that time, I've stuck with: -fg yellow -bg darkslategrey -cr red as it's very restful on the eyes, and a simple way to set the background colour. There's 754 colours in my /etc/X11/rgb.txt, but 782 in /usr/share/vim/vim81/rgb.txt , maybe more in a more current version. And I guess you could add your own, if needed. But I change the cursor colour in vim, using its limited palette, to differentiate insert vs normal mode at the cursor, not just the status line. "MODE-INDICATING TRICOLOUR CURSOR: "Appearance: (Insert_Mode = Red, Replace Mode = Purple, Normal_Mode = Green) if &term =~ "xterm" let &t_SI = "\<Esc>]12;red\x7" let &t_SR = "\<Esc>]12;purple\x7" let &t_EI = "\<Esc>]12;green\x7" endif Admittedly, it's not tested with every terminal variant out there. Now that xterms support utf8, I've no need for odd ones. Erik -- -- 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 vim_use+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/ef82a670-9b8f-475c-bc54-f17b3eba5d9b%40localhost.
