From b10f2a8f1e6fcd3ccfb8f1129211e47cd97905bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marco Hinz Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2018 15:16:16 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Usage: add section for true colors --- README.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 715579b..904582b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ - [Running external programs and using filters](#running-external-programs-and-using-filters) - [Cscope](#cscope) - [MatchIt](#matchit) +- [True colors](#true-colors) ### [Tips](#tips-1) @@ -1938,6 +1939,22 @@ Help: :h b:match_words ``` +## True colors + +Using true colors in a terminal emulator means being able to use 24 bits for RGB +colors. That makes 16777216 (2^24) colors instead of the usual 256. + +As explained [here](#colorschemes), colorschemes can actually be _two_ +colorschemes by having definitions for terminals (xterm) and for GUIs (gvim). +This made sense before terminal emulators learned about true colors. + +After `:set termguicolors`, Vim starts emitting escape sequences only understood +by a terminal emulator that supports true colors. When your colors look weird, +chances are your terminal emulator doesn't support true colors or your +colorcheme has no GUI colors defined. + +Help: `:h 'termguicolors'` + # Tips ## Saner behavior of n and N