vercel / vercel/hyper

Wrong precedence order for customizations vs. themes

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Description

  • I am on the latest Hyper.app version
  • I have searched the issues of this repo and believe that this is not a duplicate
  • OS version and name: macOS Sequoia
  • Hyper.app version: 3.4.1
  • Link of a Gist with the contents of your hyper.json: Defaults
  • The issue is reproducible in vanilla Hyper.app: Is Vanilla

Issue

When applying a theme, then many of the options for customizing colors are blatantly ignored. The configuration loading precedence order is incorrect.

Please apply any configured themes, and then apply any custom colors to override the theme.

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named in the issue. Start by tracing configuration loading and theme application in the Hyper.app code, then verify that configured themes are applied before custom colors and that custom colors override them.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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