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@@ -30,7 +30,52 @@ if the key contains a dot `'.'`, it must be quoted to prevent it being parsed as
"key.key" = "#ffffff"
```
-Possible modifiers:
+### Color palettes
+
+It's recommended define a palette of named colors, and refer to them from the
+configuration values in your theme. To do this, add a table called
+`palette` to your theme file:
+
+```toml
+ui.background = "white"
+ui.text = "black"
+
+[palette]
+white = "#ffffff"
+black = "#000000"
+```
+
+Remember that the `[palette]` table includes all keys after its header,
+so you should define the palette after normal theme options.
+
+The default palette uses the terminal's default 16 colors, and the colors names
+are listed below. The `[palette]` section in the config file takes precedence
+over it and is merged into the default palette.
+
+| Color Name |
+| --- |
+| `black` |
+| `red` |
+| `green` |
+| `yellow` |
+| `blue` |
+| `magenta` |
+| `cyan` |
+| `gray` |
+| `light-red` |
+| `light-green` |
+| `light-yellow` |
+| `light-blue` |
+| `light-magenta` |
+| `light-cyan` |
+| `light-gray` |
+| `white` |
+
+### Modifiers
+
+The following values may be used as modifiers.
+
+Less common modifiers might not be supported by your terminal emulator.
| Modifier |
| --- |
@@ -38,44 +83,88 @@ Possible modifiers:
| `dim` |
| `italic` |
| `underlined` |
-| `slow\_blink` |
-| `rapid\_blink` |
+| `slow_blink` |
+| `rapid_blink` |
| `reversed` |
| `hidden` |
-| `crossed\_out` |
+| `crossed_out` |
+
+### Scopes
+
+The following is a list of scopes available to use for styling.
+
+#### Syntax highlighting
+
+These keys match [tree-sitter scopes](https://tree-sitter.github.io/tree-sitter/syntax-highlighting#theme).
+
+For a given highlight produced, styling will be determined based on the longest matching theme key. For example, the highlight `function.builtin.static` would match the key `function.builtin` rather than `function`.
+
+We use a similar set of scopes as
+[SublimeText](https://www.sublimetext.com/docs/scope_naming.html). See also
+[TextMate](https://macromates.com/manual/en/language_grammars) scopes.
+
+- `escape` (TODO: rename to (constant).character.escape)
+
+- `type` - Types
+ - `builtin` - Primitive types provided by the language (`int`, `usize`)
+
+- `constant` (TODO: constant.other.placeholder for %v)
+ - `builtin` Special constants provided by the language (`true`, `false`, `nil` etc)
+ - `boolean`
+ - `character`
+
+- `number` (TODO: rename to constant.number/.numeric.{integer, float, complex})
+- `string` (TODO: string.quoted.{single, double}, string.raw/.unquoted)?
+ - `regexp` - Regular expressions
+ - `special`
+ - `path`
+ - `url`
+
+- `comment` - Code comments
+ - `line` - Single line comments (`//`)
+ - `block` - Block comments (e.g. (`/* */`)
+ - `documentation` - Documentation comments (e.g. `///` in Rust)
+
+- `variable` - Variables
+ - `builtin` - Reserved language variables (`self`, `this`, `super`, etc)
+ - `parameter` - Function parameters
+ - `property`
+ - `function` (TODO: ?)
+
+- `label`
+
+- `punctuation`
+ - `delimiter` - Commas, colons
+ - `bracket` - Parentheses, angle brackets, etc.
+
+- `keyword`
+ - `control`
+ - `conditional` - `if`, `else`
+ - `repeat` - `for`, `while`, `loop`
+ - `import` - `import`, `export`
+ - (TODO: return?)
+ - `directive` - Preprocessor directives (`#if` in C)
+ - `function` - `fn`, `func`
+
+- `operator` - `||`, `+=`, `>`, `or`
+
+- `function`
+ - `builtin`
+ - `method`
+ - `macro`
+ - `special` (preprocesor in C)
+
+- `tag` - Tags (e.g. `<body>` in HTML)
+
+- `namespace`
+
+#### Interface
+
+These scopes are used for theming the editor interface.
-Possible keys:
| Key | Notes |
| --- | --- |
-| `attribute` | |
-| `keyword` | |
-| `keyword.directive` | Preprocessor directives (\#if in C) |
-| `keyword.control` | Control flow |
-| `namespace` | |
-| `punctuation` | |
-| `punctuation.delimiter` | |
-| `operator` | |
-| `special` | |
-| `property` | |
-| `variable` | |
-| `variable.parameter` | |
-| `type` | |
-| `type.builtin` | |
-| `type.enum.variant` | Enum variants |
-| `constructor` | |
-| `function` | |
-| `function.macro` | |
-| `function.builtin` | |
-| `comment` | |
-| `variable.builtin` | |
-| `constant` | |
-| `constant.builtin` | |
-| `string` | |
-| `number` | |
-| `escape` | Escaped characters |
-| `label` | For lifetimes |
-| `module` | |
| `ui.background` | |
| `ui.cursor` | |
| `ui.cursor.insert` | |
@@ -84,8 +173,8 @@ Possible keys:
| `ui.cursor.primary` | Cursor with primary selection |
| `ui.linenr` | |
| `ui.linenr.selected` | |
-| `ui.statusline` | |
-| `ui.statusline.inactive` | |
+| `ui.statusline` | Statusline |
+| `ui.statusline.inactive` | Statusline (unfocused document) |
| `ui.popup` | |
| `ui.window` | |
| `ui.help` | |
@@ -97,29 +186,9 @@ Possible keys:
| `ui.menu.selected` | |
| `ui.selection` | For selections in the editing area |
| `ui.selection.primary` | |
-| `warning` | LSP warning |
-| `error` | LSP error |
-| `info` | LSP info |
-| `hint` | LSP hint |
-
-These keys match [tree-sitter scopes](https://tree-sitter.github.io/tree-sitter/syntax-highlighting#theme). We half-follow the common scopes from [macromates language grammars](https://macromates.com/manual/en/language_grammars) with some differences.
+| `warning` | Diagnostics warning (gutter) |
+| `error` | Diagnostics error (gutter) |
+| `info` | Diagnostics info (gutter) |
+| `hint` | Diagnostics hint (gutter) |
+| `diagnostic` | For text in editing area |
-For a given highlight produced, styling will be determined based on the longest matching theme key. So it's enough to provide function to highlight `function.macro` and `function.builtin` as well, but you can use more specific scopes to highlight specific cases differently.
-
-## Color palettes
-
-You can define a palette of named colors, and refer to them from the
-configuration values in your theme. To do this, add a table called
-`palette` to your theme file:
-
-```toml
-ui.background = "white"
-ui.text = "black"
-
-[palette]
-white = "#ffffff"
-black = "#000000"
-```
-
-Remember that the `[palette]` table includes all keys after its header,
-so you should define the palette after normal theme options.