Micro comes with a number of colorschemes by default. Here is the list:
-* default: this is the simplest colorscheme. It uses 16 colors which are
+* simple: this is the simplest colorscheme. It uses 16 colors which are
set by your terminal
+* zenburn: this is micro's default colorscheme because it looks very good
+ and works in 256 color terminals.
+ this colorscheme also has the name 'default'
+
* solarized: this is the solarized colorscheme.
You should have the solarized color palette in your terminal to use it.
-* solarized-tc: this is the solarized colorscheme for true color, just
+* solarized-tc: this is the solarized colorscheme for true color; just
make sure your terminal supports true color before using it and that the
MICRO_TRUECOLOR environment variable is set to 1 before starting micro.
-* monokai: this is the monokai colorscheme and is micro's default colorscheme
- (as well as sublime text's). It requires true color to
+* monokai: this is the monokai colorscheme; you may recognize it as
+ Sublime Text's default colorscheme. It requires true color to
look perfect, but the 256 color approximation looks very good as well.
* atom-dark-tc: this colorscheme is based off of Atom's "dark" colorscheme.
* gutter-error
* gutter-warning
* cursor-line
+* current-line-number
+* color-column
Colorschemes can be placed in the `~/.config/micro/colorschemes` directory to be used.