Matching based coloring on cursor
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Description
tig allows matching based coloring on the lines without the cursor and allows changing color of the cursor line.
Suggesting a change to combine these behaviors that allows the configuration below:
color cursor "--- " white yellow default
color cursor "+++ " white yellow default
color cursor "+" white green bold
color cursor "-" white red bold
color cursor default white green bold
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Research direction
Start by tracing tig's existing matching-based coloring and cursor-line color handling from the configuration entry points. Compare those behaviors with the proposed color rules, then verify that the example configuration supports both matching colors and cursor-line overrides without losing either existing behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, git
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100