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#1 2010-05-30 10:59:13

rb
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From: Argentina
Registered: 2010-05-07
Posts: 143

Can't set up irssi colors

I'm feeling really... stupid. I just can't set up irssi colors, almost ashame for asking advice on this hmm

Here's my theme (just cloned the default theme):

# When testing changes, the easiest way to reload the theme is with /RELOAD.
# This reloads the configuration file too, so if you did any changes remember
# to /SAVE it first. Remember also that /SAVE overwrites the theme file with
# old data so keep backups :)

# TEMPLATES:

# The real text formats that irssi uses are the ones you can find with
# /FORMAT command. Back in the old days all the colors and texts were mixed
# up in those formats, and it was really hard to change the colors since you
# might have had to change them in tens of different places. So, then came
# this templating system.

# Now the /FORMATs don't have any colors in them, and they also have very
# little other styling. Most of the stuff you need to change is in this
# theme file. If you can't change something here, you can always go back
# to change the /FORMATs directly, they're also saved in these .theme files.

# So .. the templates. They're those {blahblah} parts you see all over the
# /FORMATs and here. Their usage is simply {name parameter1 parameter2}.
# When irssi sees this kind of text, it goes to find "name" from abstracts
# block below and sets "parameter1" into $0 and "parameter2" into $1 (you
# can have more parameters of course). Templates can have subtemplates.
# Here's a small example:
#   /FORMAT format hello {colorify {underline world}}
#   abstracts = { colorify = "%G$0-%n"; underline = "%U$0-%U"; }
# When irssi expands the templates in "format", the final string would be:
#   hello %G%Uworld%U%n
# ie. underlined bright green "world" text.
# and why "$0-", why not "$0"? $0 would only mean the first parameter,
# $0- means all the parameters. With {underline hello world} you'd really
# want to underline both of the words, not just the hello (and world would
# actually be removed entirely).

# COLORS:

# You can find definitions for the color format codes in docs/formats.txt.

# There's one difference here though. %n format. Normally it means the
# default color of the terminal (white mostly), but here it means the
# "reset color back to the one it was in higher template". For example
# if there was /FORMAT test %g{foo}bar, and foo = "%Y$0%n", irssi would
# print yellow "foo" (as set with %Y) but "bar" would be green, which was
# set at the beginning before the {foo} template. If there wasn't the %g
# at start, the normal behaviour of %n would occur. If you _really_ want
# to use the terminal's default color, use %N.

#############################################################################

# default foreground color (%N) - -1 is the "default terminal color"
default_color = "-1";

# print timestamp/servertag at the end of line, not at beginning
info_eol = "false";

# these characters are automatically replaced with specified color
# (dark grey by default)
replaces = { "[]=" = "%K$*%n"; };

abstracts = {
  ##
  ## generic
  ##

  # text to insert at the beginning of each non-message line
  line_start = "%B-%n!%B-%n ";

  # timestamp styling, nothing by default
  timestamp = "%K$*%n";

  # any kind of text that needs hilighting, default is to bold
  hilight = "%_$*%_";

  # any kind of error message, default is bright red
  error = "%R$*%n";

  # channel name is printed
  channel = "%_$*%_";

  # nick is printed
  nick = "%_$*%_";

  # nick host is printed
  nickhost = "[$*]";

  # server name is printed
  server = "%_$*%_";

  # some kind of comment is printed
  comment = "[$*]";

  # reason for something is printed (part, quit, kick, ..)
  reason = "{comment $*}";

  # mode change is printed ([+o nick])
  mode = "{comment $*}";

  ##
  ## channel specific messages
  ##

  # highlighted nick/host is printed (joins)
  channick_hilight = "%C$*%n";
  chanhost_hilight = "{nickhost %c$*%n}";

  # nick/host is printed (parts, quits, etc.)
  channick = "%c$*%n";
  chanhost = "{nickhost $*}";

  # highlighted channel name is printed
  channelhilight = "%c$*%n";

  # ban/ban exception/invite list mask is printed
  ban = "%c$*%n";

  ##
  ## messages
  ##

  # the basic styling of how to print message, $0 = nick mode, $1 = nick
  msgnick = "%K<%y$0%n$1-%K>%n %|";

  # message from you is printed. "msgownnick" specifies the styling of the
  # nick ($0 part in msgnick) and "ownmsgnick" specifies the styling of the
  # whole line.

  # Example1: You want the message text to be green:
  #  ownmsgnick = "{msgnick $0 $1-}%g";
  # Example2.1: You want < and > chars to be yellow:
  #  ownmsgnick = "%Y{msgnick $0 $1-%Y}%n";
  #  (you'll also have to remove <> from replaces list above)
  # Example2.2: But you still want to keep <> grey for other messages:
  #  pubmsgnick = "%K{msgnick $0 $1-%K}%n";
  #  pubmsgmenick = "%K{msgnick $0 $1-%K}%n";
  #  pubmsghinick = "%K{msgnick $1 $0$2-%n%K}%n";
  #  ownprivmsgnick = "%K{msgnick  $*%K}%n";
  #  privmsgnick = "%K{msgnick  %R$*%K}%n";

  # $0 = nick mode, $1 = nick
  ownmsgnick = "{msgnick $0 $1-}";
  ownnick = "%_$*%n";

  # public message in channel, $0 = nick mode, $1 = nick
  pubmsgnick = "{msgnick $0 $1-}";
  pubnick = "%N$*%n";

  # public message in channel meant for me, $0 = nick mode, $1 = nick
  pubmsgmenick = "{msgnick $0 $1-}";
  menick = "%Y$*%n";

  # public highlighted message in channel
  # $0 = highlight color, $1 = nick mode, $2 = nick
  pubmsghinick = "{msgnick $1 $0$2-%n}";

  # channel name is printed with message
  msgchannel = "%K:%c$*%n";

  # private message, $0 = nick, $1 = host
  privmsg = "[%R$0%K(%r$1-%K)%n] ";

  # private message from you, $0 = "msg", $1 = target nick
  ownprivmsg = "[%r$0%K(%R$1-%K)%n] ";

  # own private message in query
  ownprivmsgnick = "{msgnick  $*}";
  ownprivnick = "%_$*%n";

  # private message in query
  privmsgnick = "{msgnick  %R$*%n}";

  ##
  ## Actions (/ME stuff)
  ##

  # used internally by this theme
  action_core = "%_ * $*%n";

  # generic one that's used by most actions
  action = "{action_core $*} ";

  # own action, both private/public
  ownaction = "{action $*}";

  # own action with target, both private/public
  ownaction_target = "{action_core $0}%K:%c$1%n ";

  # private action sent by others
  pvtaction = "%_ (*) $*%n ";
  pvtaction_query = "{action $*}";

  # public action sent by others
  pubaction = "{action $*}";


  ##
  ## other IRC events
  ##

  # whois
  whois = "%# $[8]0 : $1-";

  # notices
  ownnotice = "[%r$0%K(%R$1-%K)]%n ";
  notice = "%K-%M$*%K-%n ";
  pubnotice_channel = "%K:%m$*";
  pvtnotice_host = "%K(%m$*%K)";
  servernotice = "%g!$*%n ";

  # CTCPs
  ownctcp = "[%r$0%K(%R$1-%K)] ";
  ctcp = "%g$*%n";

  # wallops
  wallop = "%_$*%n: ";
  wallop_nick = "%n$*";
  wallop_action = "%_ * $*%n ";

  # netsplits
  netsplit = "%R$*%n";
  netjoin = "%C$*%n";

  # /names list
  names_prefix = "";
  names_nick = "[%_$0%_$1-] ";
  names_nick_op = "{names_nick $*}";
  names_nick_halfop = "{names_nick $*}";
  names_nick_voice = "{names_nick $*}";
  names_users = "[%g$*%n]";
  names_channel = "%G$*%n";

  # DCC
  dcc = "%g$*%n";
  dccfile = "%_$*%_";

  # DCC chat, own msg/action
  dccownmsg = "[%r$0%K($1-%K)%n] ";
  dccownnick = "%R$*%n";
  dccownquerynick = "%_$*%n";
  dccownaction = "{action $*}";
  dccownaction_target = "{action_core $0}%K:%c$1%n ";

  # DCC chat, others
  dccmsg = "[%G$1-%K(%g$0%K)%n] ";
  dccquerynick = "%G$*%n";
  dccaction = "%_ (*dcc*) $*%n %|";

  ##
  ## statusbar
  ##

  # default background for all statusbars. You can also give
  # the default foreground color for statusbar items.
  sb_background = "%4%w";

  # default backround for "default" statusbar group
  #sb_default_bg = "%4";
  # background for prompt / input line
  sb_prompt_bg = "%n";
  # background for info statusbar
  sb_info_bg = "%8";
  # background for topicbar (same default)
  #sb_topic_bg = "%4";

  # text at the beginning of statusbars. sb-item already puts
  # space there,so we don't use anything by default.
  sbstart = "";
  # text at the end of statusbars. Use space so that it's never
  # used for anything.
  sbend = " ";

  topicsbstart = "{sbstart $*}";
  topicsbend = "{sbend $*}";

  prompt = "[$*] ";

  sb = " %c[%n$*%c]%n";
  sbmode = "(%c+%n$*)";
  sbaway = " (%GzZzZ%n)";
  sbservertag = ":$0 (change with ^X)";
  sbnickmode = "$0";

  # activity in statusbar

  # ',' separator
  sb_act_sep = "%c$*";
  # normal text
  sb_act_text = "%c$*";
  # public message
  sb_act_msg = "%W$*";
  # hilight
  sb_act_hilight = "%M$*";
  # hilight with specified color, $0 = color, $1 = text
  sb_act_hilight_color = "$0$1-%n";
};

It's almost the way I want it, but a couple of things:

- I want everyone nickname but mine in gray
- I want the join/quit text (... has joined/quit) in gray
- I want the mode (@, +, etc) in yellow

I tried to format the text according irssi site, but without luck.

For example tried this to change others nickname color:

pubmsgnick = "{msgnick %y$0%n %K$1%n-}";
pubnick = "%K$*%n";

and this for the quit msg

# mode change is printed ([+o nick])
mode = "{comment %K$*%n}";

# nick/host is printed (parts, quits, etc.)
channick = "%c$*%n";
chanhost = "{nickhost %c$*%n}";

all without any luck. Also tried to put the format strings outside the curly braces, with the same result. I've been editing the config file for a while now, not sure what other information could you possibly need.

I know it's not a big deal, I stil can use the program with no hassle, but it would really be nice to set the colors like that, to help me distinguish between lines.


Thank you for reading, and sorry for my lousy english


Sorry for my English. Feel free to point out my errors.

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