color

• transparent background

• linux terminal with solarized

[!NOTE|label:references:]

• * vimcolorschemes

• Using GUI color settings in a terminal

• Using vim color schemes with Putty

• rgb.txt: color with name | rgb.txt with RGB format

• Xterm256 color names for console Vim

• Highlight multiple words

transparent background

[!NOTE|label:references:]

• #375 - Transparent background not working.

• #287 - Transparent background, cursor_column background and selection background options

augroup TransparentBackground
  autocmd VimEnter * hi Normal ctermbg=NONE guibg=NONE
augroup END

" or
hi Normal     guibg=NONE ctermbg=NONE
hi NonText    guibg=NONE ctermbg=NONE  " non-text transparent ( optional )
hi LineNr     guibg=NONE ctermbg=NONE  " line number transparent
hi SignColumn guibg=NONE ctermbg=NONE  " sign column transparent

vim/nvim transparent background

linux terminal with solarized

• bundle

  " Vim Bundle
  filetype off
  set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/snipmate.vim/snippets/
  set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim/
  call vundle#begin()
  
  Bundle 'VundleVim/Vundle.vim'
  Bundle 'tpope/vim-pathogen'
  Bundle 'altercation/vim-colors-solarized'
  
  call vundle#end()
  call pathogen#infect()
  filetype plugin indent on
  syntax enable on

• solarized

  if has('gui_running') || 'xterm-256color' == $TERM
    set background=dark
    let psc_style='cool'
  
    """ solarized
    let &t_Co=256
    set t_Co=256
    let g:solarized_termcolors = 256
    let g:solarized_termtrans  = 1
  
    let g:solarized_extra_hi_groups = 1        " ┐
    let g:solarized_visibility      = "high"   " | nice to have
    let g:solarized_contrast        = "high"   " |
    let s:base03                    = "255"    " ┘
  
    " set termguicolors                        " do not enable
  
    colorscheme solarized
  endif

• customrized colors

  highlight clear SpellBad Conceal PmenuSel SpecialKey Exception Folded TabLineSel Search CorsorLine
  highlight SpellBad       term=underline   cterm=underline     ctermbg=NONE    ctermfg=160
  highlight Conceal        term=NONE        cterm=NONE          ctermbg=NONE    ctermfg=239
  highlight SpecialKey     term=NONE        cterm=NONE          ctermfg=130
  highlight Constant       term=NONE        ctermfg=99
  highlight LineNr         term=NONE        ctermbg=NONE        ctermfg=235     guifg=#586e75
  highlight CursorLineNr   term=underline   cterm=NONE          ctermbg=NONE    ctermfg=124
  highlight CursorLine     term=NONE        cterm=NONE          ctermbg=NONE    ctermfg=NONE
  highlight Exception      term=bold        ctermbg=NONE        ctermfg=136
  highlight Visual         term=NONE        cterm=underline     ctermbg=NONE
  highlight Comment        ctermfg=234      guifg=#002b36
  highlight Folded         term=underline   cterm=underline     ctermfg=235     ctermbg=0
  highlight FoldColumn     term=NONE        cterm=NONE          ctermfg=235     ctermbg=0
  highlight StatusLineNC   term=NONE        cterm=NONE          ctermfg=235     ctermbg=black
  highlight StatusLine     cterm=NONE       ctermfg=238         ctermbg=black
  highlight CmdLineEnter   cterm=NONE       ctermfg=238
  highlight CmdLineLeave   cterm=NONE       ctermfg=238
  highlight MsgArea        cterm=NONE       ctermfg=238
  highlight vimGroup       term=NONE        cterm=NONE          ctermfg=4
  highlight NonText        cterm=NONE       ctermfg=239
  highlight Pmenu          term=NONE        cterm=NONE          ctermfg=2       ctermbg=NONE
  highlight PmenuSel       term=NONE        cterm=NONE          ctermfg=121     ctermbg=NONE
  highlight PmenuSbar      term=NONE        cterm=NONE          ctermfg=15      ctermbg=234
  highlight PmenuThumb     term=NONE        cterm=NONE          ctermfg=15      ctermbg=234
  highlight TabLineSel     term=underline   cterm=underline     ctermbg=NONE
  highlight VertSplit      cterm=NONE       ctermfg=12          ctermbg=NONE
  highlight MatchParen     term=inverse     cterm=inverse
  highlight Search         term=NONE        cterm=NONE          ctermbg=12      ctermfg=4
  highlight Statement      term=NONE        cterm=NONE          ctermfg=11      ctermbg=NONE
  highlight Type           term=NONE        cterm=NONE          ctermfg=136     ctermbg=NONE
  highlight Visual         term=bold,underline   cterm=bold,underline     ctermfg=NONE    ctermbg=NONE
  
  highlight Normal         ctermfg=23        guifg=#586e75
  highlight Boolean        ctermfg=196
  highlight Number         ctermfg=61
  highlight String         ctermfg=88
  highlight Function       ctermfg=105
  highlight Structure      ctermfg=202
  highlight Define         ctermfg=179
  highlight Conditional    ctermfg=190
  highlight Operator       ctermfg=208
  
  highlight PreProc        term=NONE        cterm=NONE          ctermfg=166     ctermbg=NONE
  highlight ColorColumn    cterm=NONE       ctermfg=244         ctermbg=NONE
  highlight CollumnLimit   cterm=NONE       ctermfg=244         ctermbg=NONE
  highlight VertSplit      ctermfg=235      gui=reverse
  highlight IncSearch      term=standout    cterm=standout      ctermfg=148     ctermbg=238
  highlight Search         cterm=NONE       ctermfg=64          ctermbg=238     guifg=Black     guibg=Yellow