Re: [Question] How to automatically check background color?

Zdenek wrote:

> I'm currently trying to write test script for checking background type
> (based on terminal color) in Vim. I have 'dark' terminal, so Vim
> normally recognizes it and sets 'background' to 'dark', but when I
> use:
>
> $ vim -c 'redir @">|silent set bg?|redir END|enew|put|w! testfile|q'
>
> then I have 'backgroung=light' (I think it is default, according some
> test scripts in src/testdir). Vim will probably communicate with
> terminal about background after my command is done, so the value is
> correct in fully loaded Vim... is there a way how to get correct value
> of 'background'?

Vim tries to obtain the background color from the terminal by sending
t_RB. So first check if t_RB is set.

This doesn't happen right away, thus Vim may first draw the windows
before the response comes. Then Vim will redraw if needed. You can
find the response in v:termrbgresp. You could set a timer to check for
the value and act accordingly. Or use an OptionSet autocommand to
trigger on 'background' changing.

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