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miasma.nvim

CC0-1.0Vim Script

A dark color scheme for Vim and Neovim inspired by the woods, built with lush.nvim.

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What is miasma.nvim?

Miasma.nvim is a dark color scheme for Vim and Neovim that creates a foggy, atmospheric aesthetic inspired by the woods. It provides a cohesive visual experience for coding with enhanced syntax highlighting and support for popular plugins and tools. The theme is built using lush.nvim, allowing for real-time customization and easy modifications.

Target Audience

Neovim and Vim users who prefer dark, atmospheric color schemes and want extensive plugin integration and customization options. It's particularly suited for developers who use tools like Treesitter, gitsigns, telescope, and LSP diagnostics.

Value Proposition

Developers choose Miasma.nvim for its unique foggy aesthetic, seamless integration with a wide range of Neovim plugins, and the flexibility offered by lush.nvim for real-time color adjustments. Its availability in multiple flavors and cross-application ports for terminals and shells provides added convenience.

Overview

a fog descends upon your editor ☁ dark color scheme inspired by the woods for vim and neovim

Use Cases

Best For

  • Neovim users seeking a dark, woods-inspired color scheme with a cohesive and atmospheric visual style.
  • Developers who require extensive plugin support, including Treesitter, gitsigns, telescope, and LSP diagnostics.
  • Users who want to customize their color scheme in real-time using lush.nvim for personalized theme modifications.
  • Those looking for a color scheme with cross-application ports for terminal emulators like Alacritty and iTerm2, and shells like Fish and Zsh.
  • Vim and Neovim users who prefer a classic Vim-compatible format or optimized Lua versions for different performance needs.
  • Developers interested in open-source themes that encourage forking and modification, released under permissive licenses like CC0/kopimi.

Not Ideal For

  • Users who prefer light or high-contrast color schemes for better readability in bright environments.
  • Developers needing a fully optimized Lua color scheme immediately, as the optimized version is still in development.
  • Those using editors other than Vim/Neovim without terminal integration, as the core theme is Vim-centric.
  • Users wanting a plug-and-play theme with no customization setup, since lush.nvim requires additional steps for tweaks.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Unique Atmospheric Design

Inspired by the woods with a foggy aesthetic, it offers a distinct visual experience not common in other themes, as described in the README.

Broad Plugin Support

Integrates seamlessly with Treesitter, gitsigns, telescope, and LSP diagnostics, enhancing syntax highlighting and tool compatibility out of the box.

Real-Time Customization

Built with lush.nvim, allowing live color adjustments via the dev branch and :Lushify, enabling personalized theme modifications with instant feedback.

Cross-Application Ports

Includes extras for terminals like Alacritty and iTerm2, and shells like Fish and Zsh, extending the cohesive aesthetic beyond Vim/Neovim.

Cons

Incomplete Optimized Version

The optimized Lua flavor is marked as 'coming soon' in the README, limiting performance options for users who prefer Lua-based themes.

Complex Customization Setup

Customizing requires checking out the dev branch and using lush.nvim commands, which can be intimidating for users unfamiliar with Git or Lush.

Limited Plugin Coverage

While it supports key plugins, users with unsupported tools like coc.nvim may need manual integration, as the README only lists specific integrations.

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick Stats

Stars559
Forks32
Contributors0
Open Issues4
Last commit1 year ago
CreatedSince 2023

Tags

#treesitter#open-source#vim#dark-theme#colorscheme#neovim-color-scheme#vim-colors#neovim-colorscheme#terminal-themes#lush-nvim#neovim#customization#vim-color-scheme#color-scheme

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lush.nvim
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