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Latest update not respecting background=light
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Description
I'm using the Dark theme in MacOS Mojave
But, I prefer my editors to be light themed.
As of the latest update, MacVIM looks very bad when you define "set background=light"
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the appearance problem in MacVim on macOS Mojave with the Dark system theme and set background=light, using the linked screenshot as a reference. Trace the relevant theme or appearance handling and verify that the editor displays appropriately with a light background.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos, vim
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100