mutt/neomutt - color of 'active' message in index menu [closed]
The mutt documentation (http://www.mutt.org/doc/manual/#color) lists a bunch of color objects than can be modified:
color object foreground background
However none of these color objects (I tried every single one in my .muttrc) seem to change the foreground and background color of the 'active' message in the index menu (the selected message, which changes when pressing the up and down keys). By default this message has a green foreground and a black background as far as I can tell. I would like to set colors such that the 'active' message has a non-black background, like in this screenshot I found somewhere, where the background of the 'active' message is red: https://hobosource.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/neomutt-view.png
colors mutt
edited Dec 19 '18 at 1:56
Jeff Schaller
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closed as off-topic by jasonwryan, Sparhawk, Scott, Jeff Schaller, Christopher Dec 19 '18 at 16:53
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The mutt documentation (http://www.mutt.org/doc/manual/#color) lists a bunch of color objects than can be modified:
color object foreground background
However none of these color objects (I tried every single one in my .muttrc) seem to change the foreground and background color of the 'active' message in the index menu (the selected message, which changes when pressing the up and down keys). By default this message has a green foreground and a black background as far as I can tell. I would like to set colors such that the 'active' message has a non-black background, like in this screenshot I found somewhere, where the background of the 'active' message is red: https://hobosource.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/neomutt-view.png
colors mutt
edited Dec 19 '18 at 1:56
Jeff Schaller
38.7k1053125
asked Dec 19 '18 at 1:49
rnwest
82
closed as off-topic by jasonwryan, Sparhawk, Scott, Jeff Schaller, Christopher Dec 19 '18 at 16:53
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "Questions describing a problem that can't be reproduced and seemingly went away on its own (or went away when a typo was fixed) are off-topic as they are unlikely to help future readers." – jasonwryan, Sparhawk, Scott, Jeff Schaller, Christopher
If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
color indicator fg bg...
– jasonwryan
Dec 19 '18 at 1:55
I feel so stupid... changing theindicatorobject had no effect, and I finally discovered why - I sourced another file in my muttrc with the sidebar configuration in it (and some color configurations as well), which overwrote the indicator configuration.
– rnwest
Dec 19 '18 at 2:33
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The mutt documentation (http://www.mutt.org/doc/manual/#color) lists a bunch of color objects than can be modified:
color object foreground background
However none of these color objects (I tried every single one in my .muttrc) seem to change the foreground and background color of the 'active' message in the index menu (the selected message, which changes when pressing the up and down keys). By default this message has a green foreground and a black background as far as I can tell. I would like to set colors such that the 'active' message has a non-black background, like in this screenshot I found somewhere, where the background of the 'active' message is red: https://hobosource.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/neomutt-view.png
colors mutt
edited Dec 19 '18 at 1:56
Jeff Schaller
38.7k1053125
asked Dec 19 '18 at 1:49
rnwest
82
The mutt documentation (http://www.mutt.org/doc/manual/#color) lists a bunch of color objects than can be modified:
color object foreground background
However none of these color objects (I tried every single one in my .muttrc) seem to change the foreground and background color of the 'active' message in the index menu (the selected message, which changes when pressing the up and down keys). By default this message has a green foreground and a black background as far as I can tell. I would like to set colors such that the 'active' message has a non-black background, like in this screenshot I found somewhere, where the background of the 'active' message is red: https://hobosource.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/neomutt-view.png
colors mutt
colors mutt
edited Dec 19 '18 at 1:56
Jeff Schaller
38.7k1053125
asked Dec 19 '18 at 1:49
rnwest
82
edited Dec 19 '18 at 1:56
Jeff Schaller
38.7k1053125
asked Dec 19 '18 at 1:49
rnwest
82
edited Dec 19 '18 at 1:56
Jeff Schaller
38.7k1053125
edited Dec 19 '18 at 1:56
Jeff Schaller
38.7k1053125
edited Dec 19 '18 at 1:56
Jeff Schaller
38.7k1053125
38.7k1053125
asked Dec 19 '18 at 1:49
rnwest
82
asked Dec 19 '18 at 1:49
rnwest
82
asked Dec 19 '18 at 1:49
rnwest
82
82
closed as off-topic by jasonwryan, Sparhawk, Scott, Jeff Schaller, Christopher Dec 19 '18 at 16:53
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "Questions describing a problem that can't be reproduced and seemingly went away on its own (or went away when a typo was fixed) are off-topic as they are unlikely to help future readers." – jasonwryan, Sparhawk, Scott, Jeff Schaller, Christopher
If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
closed as off-topic by jasonwryan, Sparhawk, Scott, Jeff Schaller, Christopher Dec 19 '18 at 16:53
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "Questions describing a problem that can't be reproduced and seemingly went away on its own (or went away when a typo was fixed) are off-topic as they are unlikely to help future readers." – jasonwryan, Sparhawk, Scott, Jeff Schaller, Christopher
If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
color indicator fg bg...
– jasonwryan
Dec 19 '18 at 1:55
I feel so stupid... changing theindicatorobject had no effect, and I finally discovered why - I sourced another file in my muttrc with the sidebar configuration in it (and some color configurations as well), which overwrote the indicator configuration.
– rnwest
Dec 19 '18 at 2:33
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color indicator fg bg...
– jasonwryan
Dec 19 '18 at 1:55
I feel so stupid... changing theindicatorobject had no effect, and I finally discovered why - I sourced another file in my muttrc with the sidebar configuration in it (and some color configurations as well), which overwrote the indicator configuration.
– rnwest
Dec 19 '18 at 2:33
color indicator fg bg...– jasonwryan
Dec 19 '18 at 1:55
color indicator fg bg...– jasonwryan
Dec 19 '18 at 1:55
I feel so stupid... changing the
indicator object had no effect, and I finally discovered why - I sourced another file in my muttrc with the sidebar configuration in it (and some color configurations as well), which overwrote the indicator configuration.– rnwest
Dec 19 '18 at 2:33
I feel so stupid... changing the
indicator object had no effect, and I finally discovered why - I sourced another file in my muttrc with the sidebar configuration in it (and some color configurations as well), which overwrote the indicator configuration.– rnwest
Dec 19 '18 at 2:33
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In documentation you've linked:
Usage:
color object foreground background
...
object can be one of:
...
indicator (arrow or bar used to indicate the current item in a menu)
...
answered Dec 19 '18 at 2:33
Alexander
1,151213
Thanks. I modified the indicator object but it had no effect, but it's all solved now - see above comment.
– rnwest
Dec 19 '18 at 2:35
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1 Answer
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active
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In documentation you've linked:
Usage:
color object foreground background
...
object can be one of:
...
indicator (arrow or bar used to indicate the current item in a menu)
...
answered Dec 19 '18 at 2:33
Alexander
1,151213
Thanks. I modified the indicator object but it had no effect, but it's all solved now - see above comment.
– rnwest
Dec 19 '18 at 2:35
add a comment |
In documentation you've linked:
Usage:
color object foreground background
...
object can be one of:
...
indicator (arrow or bar used to indicate the current item in a menu)
...
answered Dec 19 '18 at 2:33
Alexander
1,151213
Thanks. I modified the indicator object but it had no effect, but it's all solved now - see above comment.
– rnwest
Dec 19 '18 at 2:35
add a comment |
In documentation you've linked:
Usage:
color object foreground background
...
object can be one of:
...
indicator (arrow or bar used to indicate the current item in a menu)
...
answered Dec 19 '18 at 2:33
Alexander
1,151213
In documentation you've linked:
Usage:
color object foreground background
...
object can be one of:
...
indicator (arrow or bar used to indicate the current item in a menu)
...
answered Dec 19 '18 at 2:33
Alexander
1,151213
answered Dec 19 '18 at 2:33
Alexander
1,151213
answered Dec 19 '18 at 2:33
Alexander
1,151213
answered Dec 19 '18 at 2:33
Alexander
1,151213
1,151213
Thanks. I modified the indicator object but it had no effect, but it's all solved now - see above comment.
– rnwest
Dec 19 '18 at 2:35
add a comment |
Thanks. I modified the indicator object but it had no effect, but it's all solved now - see above comment.
– rnwest
Dec 19 '18 at 2:35
Thanks. I modified the indicator object but it had no effect, but it's all solved now - see above comment.
– rnwest
Dec 19 '18 at 2:35
Thanks. I modified the indicator object but it had no effect, but it's all solved now - see above comment.
– rnwest
Dec 19 '18 at 2:35
add a comment |
color indicator fg bg...– jasonwryan
Dec 19 '18 at 1:55
I feel so stupid... changing the
indicatorobject had no effect, and I finally discovered why - I sourced another file in my muttrc with the sidebar configuration in it (and some color configurations as well), which overwrote the indicator configuration.– rnwest
Dec 19 '18 at 2:33