From 9789afd142f4a8d61ecb9d029bc03d01a33a78cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dominik Ritter Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2015 11:00:07 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Added Troubleshooting-hint for wrong TERM. --- README.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 71dfceb2..7c707d61 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ this theme focus on three primary goals: - [Special Segment Colors](#special-segment-colors) - [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting) - [Gaps Between Segments](#gaps-between-segments) + - [Segments are printed in strange colors](#segments-are-printed-in-strange-colors) - [Meta](#meta) - [Kudos](#kudos) - [Developing](#developing) @@ -435,6 +436,16 @@ Thankfully, this is easy to fix. This happens if you have successfully installed Powerline fonts, but did not make a Powerline font the default font in your terminal emulator (e.g., 'terminator', 'gnome-terminal', 'konsole', etc.,). +#### Segments are printed in strange colors + +Besides of choosing the right color scheme for your terminal editor, you should +be aware that your terminal is capable of displaying 256 colors. You can check +that by invoking `echotc Co` in your terminal. It should show 256. If it shows +less than that, you have to set a terminal that is capable of displaying 256 +colors like `xterm-256color` in your `~/.zshrc`: + + TERM=xterm-256color + ### Meta #### Kudos