Install a skin

To setup a new skin

download or create a configuration file, either TOML or Hjson, with a skin map
import this file from the main one, either unconditionally or depending on the terminal's luma (dark or light)

If you installed broot since version 1.14, you should already have a few skins in your configuration directory. You may look for other ones in the dev repo.

The default configuration selects the skin according to the light or dark mode.

Skin definition

A skin is defined by a [skin] section in a TOML or Hjson configuration file.

For example:

skin: {
    default: gray(23) none / gray(20) none
    tree: ansi(94) None / gray(3) None
    file: gray(20) None / gray(15) None
    directory: ansi(208) None Bold / ansi(172) None bold
    exe: Cyan None
    link: Magenta None
    pruning: gray(12) None Italic
    perm__: gray(5) None
    perm_r: ansi(94) None
    perm_w: ansi(132) None
    perm_x: ansi(65) None
    owner: ansi(138) None
    group: ansi(131) None
    count: ansi(136) gray(3)
    dates: ansi(66) None
    sparse: ansi(214) None
    content_extract: ansi(29) None
    content_match: ansi(34) None
    git_branch: ansi(229) None
    git_insertions: ansi(28) None
    git_deletions: ansi(160) None
    git_status_current: gray(5) None
    git_status_modified: ansi(28) None
    git_status_new: ansi(94) None Bold
    git_status_ignored: gray(17) None
    git_status_conflicted: ansi(88) None
    git_status_other: ansi(88) None
    selected_line: None gray(5) / None gray(4)
    char_match: Yellow None
    file_error: Red None
    flag_label: gray(15) None
    flag_value: ansi(208) None Bold
    input: White None / gray(15) gray(2)
    status_error: gray(22) ansi(124)
    status_job: ansi(220) gray(5)
    status_normal: gray(20) gray(3) / gray(2) gray(2)
    status_italic: ansi(208) gray(3) / gray(2) gray(2)
    status_bold: ansi(208) gray(3) Bold / gray(2) gray(2)
    status_code: ansi(229) gray(3) / gray(2) gray(2)
    status_ellipsis: gray(19) gray(1) / gray(2) gray(2)
    purpose_normal: gray(20) gray(2)
    purpose_italic: ansi(178) gray(2)
    purpose_bold: ansi(178) gray(2) Bold
    purpose_ellipsis: gray(20) gray(2)
    scrollbar_track: gray(7) None / gray(4) None
    scrollbar_thumb: gray(22) None / gray(14) None
    help_paragraph: gray(20) None
    help_bold: ansi(208) None Bold
    help_italic: ansi(166) None
    help_code: gray(21) gray(3)
    help_headers: ansi(208) None
    help_table_border: ansi(239) None
    preview_title: gray(23) None / gray(21) None
    preview: gray(20) gray(1) / gray(18) gray(2)
    preview_line_number: gray(12) gray(3)
    preview_match: None ansi(29)
    hex_null: gray(11) None
    hex_ascii_graphic: gray(18) None
    hex_ascii_whitespace: ansi(143) None
    hex_ascii_other: ansi(215) None
    hex_non_ascii: ansi(167) None
    staging_area_title: gray(22) None / gray(20) None
    mode_command_mark: gray(5) ansi(204) Bold
}

[skin]
default = "gray(23) none / gray(20) none"
tree = "ansi(94) None / gray(3) None"
file = "gray(20) None / gray(15) None"
directory = "ansi(208) None Bold / ansi(172) None bold"
exe = "Cyan None"
link = "Magenta None"
pruning = "gray(12) None Italic"
perm__ = "gray(5) None"
perm_r = "ansi(94) None"
perm_w = "ansi(132) None"
perm_x = "ansi(65) None"
owner = "ansi(138) None"
group = "ansi(131) None"
count = "ansi(136) gray(3)"
dates = "ansi(66) None"
sparse = "ansi(214) None"
content_extract = "ansi(29) None"
content_match = "ansi(34) None"
git_branch = "ansi(229) None"
git_insertions = "ansi(28) None"
git_deletions = "ansi(160) None"
git_status_current = "gray(5) None"
git_status_modified = "ansi(28) None"
git_status_new = "ansi(94) None Bold"
git_status_ignored = "gray(17) None"
git_status_conflicted = "ansi(88) None"
git_status_other = "ansi(88) None"
selected_line = "None gray(5) / None gray(4)"
char_match = "Yellow None"
file_error = "Red None"
flag_label = "gray(15) None"
flag_value = "ansi(208) None Bold"
input = "White None / gray(15) gray(2)"
status_error = "gray(22) ansi(124)"
status_job = "ansi(220) gray(5)"
status_normal = "gray(20) gray(3) / gray(2) gray(2)"
status_italic = "ansi(208) gray(3) / gray(2) gray(2)"
status_bold = "ansi(208) gray(3) Bold / gray(2) gray(2)"
status_code = "ansi(229) gray(3) / gray(2) gray(2)"
status_ellipsis = "gray(19) gray(1) / gray(2) gray(2)"
purpose_normal = "gray(20) gray(2)"
purpose_italic = "ansi(178) gray(2)"
purpose_bold = "ansi(178) gray(2) Bold"
purpose_ellipsis = "gray(20) gray(2)"
scrollbar_track = "gray(7) None / gray(4) None"
scrollbar_thumb = "gray(22) None / gray(14) None"
help_paragraph = "gray(20) None"
help_bold = "ansi(208) None Bold"
help_italic = "ansi(166) None"
help_code = "gray(21) gray(3)"
help_headers = "ansi(208) None"
help_table_border = "ansi(239) None"
preview_title = "gray(23) None / gray(21) None"
preview = "gray(20) gray(1) / gray(18) gray(2)"
preview_line_number = "gray(12) gray(3)"
preview_match = "None ansi(29)"
hex_null = "gray(11) None"
hex_ascii_graphic = "gray(18) None"
hex_ascii_whitespace = "ansi(143) None"
hex_ascii_other = "ansi(215) None"
hex_non_ascii = "ansi(167) None"
staging_area_title = "gray(22) None / gray(20) None"
mode_command_mark = "gray(5) ansi(204) Bold"

This would look like this:

custom colors tree

Each skin entry value is made of

a foreground color
a background color (or none)
zero, one, or more attributes

These tree parts can be repeated, after a /, to define the style to use in non focused panels (when more than one panel is used).

Example:

directory: "ansi(208) None Bold / ansi(172) None"

directory = "ansi(208) None Bold / ansi(172) None"

Color

A color in a skin or in the ext_colors section can be:

none
an Ansi value, for example ansi(160)
a grayscale value, with a level between 0 and 23, for example grey(3)
a RGB color, for example rgb(255, 187, 0)

Beware that many terminals aren't compatible with RGB 24 bits colors (or aren't usually configured for).

Style attributes

Currently supported attributes are:

bold
crossedout
italic
overlined
reverse
underlined

Note that some of them may be ignored by your terminal especially if you're not on a Unix system.

The mapping between keys and screen parts may not always be obvious. Don't hesitate to come ask for help on Miaou.

Transparent background

If you want to set the background of broot transparent (i.e. to be the background of your terminal), you can set the default style like this:

default: "gray(23) none / gray(20) none"

default = "gray(23) none / gray(20) none"

transparent

Contribute your own skin

Don't hesitate to contact me on Miaou if you have a skin to propose or to discuss an existing one.

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