Re: A question about highlight-cterm

> I am a bit puzzled by the note in `:help highlight-cterm`:
>
> Note: Many terminals (e.g., DOS console) can't mix these attributes with
> coloring. Use only one of "cterm=" OR "ctermfg=" OR "ctermbg=".
>
> Virtually all colorschemes I have seen use ctermfg AND ctermbg AND cterm.
>
> The note above is also at odds with `:help cterm-colors`, which states:
>
> If you want to set the bold attribute in a different way, put a "cterm="
> argument AFTER the "ctermfg=" or "ctermbg=" argument.
>
> Which implies that cterm and ctermfg/ctermbg can coexist.
>
> Perhaps, the above note is a thing of the past and should be removed?

It is not of the past, the basic ANSI terminal still only has 8 or 16
colors. But most users would be using 256 colors whenever they can.
Let's rephrase this:

Note: Some terminals (e.g., DOS console) can't mix these attributes
with coloring. To be portable, use only one of "cterm=" OR "ctermfg="
OR "ctermbg=".

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