created by

Walter Hutchins

script type

utility

description

Show named colors / cterm colors with hex code, name, colorized in a window Named colors work in gui only - no color in xterm cterm/gui colors work in gui and 256 xterms call Showhexcolornames() - show all, do not clear syntax call Showhexcolornames(b) - show all (background), do not clear syntax call Showhexcolornames(9) - show all after clearing syntax call Showcolornames(n) - show nth 182 named colors or nth cterm colors                                              do not clear syntax.                     [n: 1-3, named]                     [n: 4-5, cterm]                     [n: 10,11, cterm (hsv sorted)]                     [n: 12-14 named (hsv sorted)]                     [n: 20-24 mixed (hsv sorted)]                     [hsv sorted: black->red->green->blue->purple] call Showcolornames(9,n) - show nth 182 named colors or nth cterm colors                                                 after clearing syntax.                     [n: 1-3, named]                     [n: 4-5, cterm]                     [n: 10,11, cterm (hsv sorted)]                     [n: 12-14 named (hsv sorted)]                     [n: 20-24 mixed (hsv sorted)]                     [hsv sorted: black->red->green->blue->purple]     n, b, 9 may be combined as in                             Showhexcolors(9,4,5) - clear/ show all cterm                             Showhexcolors(9,1,2,3) - clear/ show all named                             Showhexcolors(9,r,4) - clear/ show 1st cterm                                                                     group in background blocks     n=0 - all named colors     n=6 - all cterm colors     n=7 - all mixed colors (hsv sorted)     n=15 - all named colors (hsv sorted)     n=16 - all cterm colors (hsv sorted)     n=20 - mixed, hsv sorted, "blacks to whites     n=21 - mixed, hsv sorted, "reds to yellows     n=22 - mixed, hsv sorted, "yellows to greens     n=23 - mixed, hsv sorted, "blues     n=24 - mixed, hsv sorted, "purples     r   - same as b (or background, or reverse) call Showhexcolornames(8) - cleanup highlighting added by Showhexcolornames vim < 7 only can show 223 simultaneous highlight groups.         Once that limit is exceeded, the colors will be random until exit.         Therefore use 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 (group of) colors in call.         Also use 9 - clear syntax, since it needs to clear syntax         to avoid the 223 limit which makes random colors. vim 7 does not have max 223 colors problem This script is also used by color_toon.vim for selecting colorscheme colors.

install details

copy to ~/.vim/plugin   or $VIMRUNTIME/plugin optionally set up vimrc command: command! -nargs=* Cna call Showhexcolornames(<f-args>)

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package	script version	date	Vim version	user	release notes
colornames.vim	1.5	2006-07-20	6.0	Walter Hutchins	For vim versions prior to 7, limits color highlighting types added to 184 to avoid excessive messages.
colornames.vim	1.4	2006-07-17	6.0	Walter Hutchins	New options for HSV sorted colors: neutral->red->green->blue->purple
colornames.vim	1.3	2006-07-13	6.0	Walter Hutchins	Open horizontal or vertical split window and show selected group(s) of cterm_gui numbered colors, and/or gui named colors.
colornames.vim	1.2	2006-07-11	6.0	Walter Hutchins	Shows named or cterm colors in foreground lettering or in a background block.
colornames.vim	1.1.01	2006-07-11	6.0	Walter Hutchins	Removed type check of arguments which allows you to set up a command for viewing subsets of named and cterm colors.
colornames.vim	1.1	2006-07-10	6.0	Walter Hutchins	Added cterm colors. Options to view subsets of named colors and/or cterm colors.
colornames.vim	1.0	2006-07-10	6.0	Walter Hutchins	Initial upload

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