zenbones-theme/README.md

# Zenbones

Zenbones is a light vim/neovim
[colorscheme](https://neovim.io/doc/user/syntax.html#:colorscheme) designed to
highlight code using contrasts and font variations. Colors are tasked only for
other roles such as diagnostics, diffs, search matches.

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![Zenbones main image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7200153/131045472-05c76909-0071-4c24-bd30-f15da3ae4e82.jpg)

<p align="center">
<em>A rock garden in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry%C5%8Dan-ji">Ryōan-ji</a>.</em>
</p>

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## Requirements

Primarily built for neovim but it works pretty well with vim. However here are
some requirements to take full advantage of the colorscheme:

-   24-bit RGB colors (neovim or vim compiled with +termguicolors) i.e.
    `set termguicolors`
-   Font with bold and italic
-   Terminal or GUI with bold and italic support

## Installation

Example installation using packer:

```lua
use "mcchrish/zenbones.nvim"

-- Optionally install Lush. Useful if you want to extend the theme
-- e.g. create a statusline plugin theme using zenbones colors
use "rktjmp/lush.nvim"
-- See Advanced Usage section for more details
```

## Usage

Just apply the colorscheme as usual:

```vim
colorscheme zenbones
```

If you want to make use of the lua version:

```vim
" Requires `neovim` and `rktjmp/lush.nvim` installed
colorscheme zenbones-lush
```

It works pretty much the same as the first one but pretty handy when extending
or customizing the colors to your likings.

## Configuration

Configuration is only available for `zenbones-lush`.

#### g:zenbones_lightness

Change background colors lightness.

**'bright'**

<img width="1080" alt="Bright lightness" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7200153/131272384-710e253f-059d-46fd-bf0e-7d82f62d62cd.png">

**Default** _(unset)_

<img width="1080" alt="Default lightness" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7200153/131272333-3fb67e68-fcd2-48ae-b8c4-ab24b701ed5e.png">

**'dim'**

<img width="1080" alt="Dim lightness" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7200153/131272410-329636bb-fd8e-42fb-83aa-f436d211b5ed.png">

#### g:zenbones_solid_vert_split

Set to `v:true` to make vertical split more visible with a dimmer background
highlight.

#### g:zenbones_dim_noncurrent_window

Set to `v:true` to make non-current window background dimmer than _Normal_.

## Advanced Usage

Zenbones is pretty extensible thanks to Lush. You can easily retrieve the colors
in lua:

```lua
local theme = require "zenbones"
local palette = require "zenbones.palette"

print(theme.StatusLine.bg.hex)
print(palette.sand.darken(20).hex)
```

See also
[Lush's documentation](https://github.com/rktjmp/lush.nvim#advanced-usage) for
more options.

## Other plugins support

Aside from LSP and basic Tree-sitter support, here are some plugins that are
currently supported.

-   [Git Signs](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim)
-   [Git Gutter](https://github.com/airblade/vim-gitgutter)
-   [Indent Blankline](https://github.com/lukas-reineke/indent-blankline.nvim)
-   [Telescope](https://github.com/nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim)
-   [Sneak](https://github.com/justinmk/vim-sneak)
-   [Lightspeed](https://github.com/ggandor/lightspeed.nvim)
-   [Hop](https://github.com/phaazon/hop.nvim)
-   [Lualine](https://github.com/hoob3rt/lualine.nvim)
-   [Lightline](https://github.com/itchyny/lightline.vim)
-   [BarBar](https://github.com/romgrk/barbar.nvim)
-   [CoC](https://github.com/neoclide/coc.nvim)
-   [Neogit](https://github.com/TimUntersberger/neogit)
-   [WhichKey](https://github.com/folke/which-key.nvim)
-   [Trouble](https://github.com/folke/trouble.nvim)

## Other implementations

-   [iTerm2](extras/iterm/zenbones.itermcolors)
-   [Kitty](extras/kitty/zenbones.conf)
-   [Alacritty](extras/alacritty/zenbones.yml)
-   [WezTerm](extras/wezterm/Zenbones.toml)
-   [Tmux](extras/tmux/zenbones.tmux)

It's also possible to generate color configuration files using a template,
[this one for Kitty](lua/zenbones/build/kitty.lua) for example. Please feel free
to submit a PR if you want to add some more.

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## Showcase

**Diff highlights**

<img width="1080" alt="Vim diff" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7200153/131212101-3a3b4083-f3ae-4dfc-ab1f-133cf3600a01.png">

**Search matches**

<img width="1080" alt="Search matches" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7200153/131212102-620323dc-01db-4e40-ae74-640a00368121.png">

**LSP diagnostics**

<img width="1080" alt="LSP diagnostics" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7200153/131212106-b515ba76-d157-46b3-b1cb-c72811abbff3.png">

_Font used is [Iosevka Curly Slab](https://typeof.net/Iosevka/)_.

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## Inspirations

Zenbones is heavily inspired by
[Verdandi](https://github.com/be5invis/vsc-theme-verdandi) and
[vim-yin-yang](https://github.com/pgdouyon/vim-yin-yang). The name came from a
book called
[Zen Flesh, Zen Bones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_Flesh,_Zen_Bones).

There are more similar
[colorschemes with few colors from this collection](https://github.com/mcchrish/vim-no-color-collections).