X-Git-Url: https://git.lizzy.rs/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=runtime%2Fhelp%2Fcolors.md;h=38ea17844bede48e9a533b66d399d62eb5aeec02;hb=60eec0eccd0d1bd9b8aaebcd17b02d6bfbc7b20a;hp=98f94cbab1621f4a3ad685420ea5561cebe9c626;hpb=d6ccaf0e4134df1fd94d1a9f5aca5adb0523785e;p=micro.git diff --git a/runtime/help/colors.md b/runtime/help/colors.md index 98f94cba..38ea1784 100644 --- a/runtime/help/colors.md +++ b/runtime/help/colors.md @@ -2,83 +2,78 @@ This help page aims to cover two aspects of micro's syntax highlighting engine: -- How to create colorschemes and use them -- How to create syntax files to add to the list of languages micro can highlight - +- How to create colorschemes and use them. +- How to create syntax files to add to the list of languages micro can highlight. ## Colorschemes -Micro comes with a number of colorschemes by default. Here is the list: - -* simple: this is the simplest colorscheme. It uses 16 colors which are set by - your terminal - -* mc: A 16-color theme based on the look and feel of GNU Midnight Commander. - This will look great used in conjunction with Midnight Commander. - -* nano: A 16-color theme loosely based on GNU nano's syntax highlighting. - -* 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. It's also the default - colorscheme. - -* zenburn: The 'zenburn' colorscheme and works well with 256 color terminals - -* solarized: this is the solarized colorscheme. You should have the solarized - color palette in your terminal to use it. +To change your colorscheme, press Ctrl-E in micro to bring up the command +prompt, and type: -* 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. +``` +set colorscheme monokai +``` -* atom-dark-tc: this colorscheme is based off of Atom's "dark" colorscheme. It - requires true color to look good. +(or whichever colorscheme you choose). -* cmc-16: A very nice 16-color theme. Written by contributor CaptainMcClellan - (Collin Warren.) Licensed under the same license as the rest of the themes. +Micro comes with a number of colorschemes by default. Modern terminals tend to +have three different kinds of color support. The most common is 256 color where +the terminal provides 256 standardized colors (except the first 16 may be configured +by the user). A 256-color theme requires a terminal with 256 color support and +is the most portable. -* cmc-paper: Basically cmc-16, but on a white background. (Actually light grey - on most ANSI (16-color) terminals) +A 16-color theme uses the 16 user-configurable colors (or 16 default colors on +old terminals). These colorschemes are guranteed to work, but won't look great +unless the 16 colors are configured to the user's liking. Using a 16-color theme +will also preserve the terminal's theme because the terminal usually uses its 16 +colors for prompts or other coloring. -* cmc-tc: A true colour variant of the cmc theme. It requires true color to - look its best. Use cmc-16 if your terminal doesn't support true color. +Some terminals support "true color" with 16 million colors (using standard RGB values). +There is no one standard for this color support among terminals so this method +is not guaranteed to work. Usually truecolor must also be enabled by the user. The +colorschemes using true color will look exactly as intended. If true color is not +supported, a true color colorscheme will approximate its colors to 256-color. -* codeblocks: A colorscheme based on the Code::Blocks IDE's default syntax - highlighting. +Here is the list of colorschemes: -* codeblocks-paper: Same as codeblocks, but on a white background. (Actually - light grey) +### 256 color -* github-tc: A colorscheme based on Github's syntax highlighting. Requires true - color to look its best. +These should work and look nice in most terminals. I recommend these +themes the most. -* paper-tc: A nice minimalist theme with a light background, good for editing - documents on. Requires true color to look its best. Not to be confused with - `-paper` suffixed themes. +* `monokai` (also the `default` colorscheme) +* `zenburn` +* `gruvbox` +* `darcula` +* `twilight` +* `railscast` +* `bubblegum` -* geany: Colorscheme based on geany's default highlighting. +### 16 color -* geany-alt-tc: Based on an alternate theme bundled with geany. +These may vary widely based on the 16 colors selected for your terminal. -* flamepoint-tc: A fire inspired, high intensity true color theme written by - CaptainMcClellan. As with all the other `-tc` suffixed themes, it looks its - best on a +* `simple` +* `solarized` (must have the solarized color palette in your terminal to use this colorscheme properly) +* `cmc-16` +* `cmc-paper` +* `geany` -To enable one of these colorschemes just press CtrlE in micro and type -`set colorscheme solarized`. (or whichever one you choose). You can also use -`set colorscheme monochrome` if you'd prefer to have just the terminal's default -foreground and background colors. Note: This provides no syntax highlighting! +### True color -See `help gimmickcolors` for a list of some true colour themes that are more -just for fun than for serious use. (Though feel free if you want!) +These require terminals that support true color and require `MICRO_TRUECOLOR=1` (this is an environment variable). +* `solarized-tc`: this is the solarized colorscheme for true color. +* `atom-dark-tc`: this colorscheme is based off of Atom's "dark" colorscheme. +* `cmc-tc`: A true colour variant of the cmc theme. It requires true color to + look its best. Use cmc-16 if your terminal doesn't support true color. +* `gruvbox-tc`: The true color version of the gruvbox colorscheme +* `github-tc`: The true color version of the Github colorscheme ## Creating a Colorscheme -Micro's colorschemes are also extremely simple to create. The default ones ca -be found -[here](https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/tree/master/runtime/colorschemes). +Micro's colorschemes are also extremely simple to create. The default ones can +be found [here](https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/tree/master/runtime/colorschemes). They are only about 18-30 lines in total.