| #!/usr/bin/env python3 | |
| """ | |
| Detects whether the terminal is using a light or dark theme and automatically | |
| adjusts 256-color palette indices so that colors render consistently regardless | |
| of the active theme. This is especially useful when a terminal (e.g. Ghostty) | |
| generates its 256-color palette to match the current theme — or when it doesn't, | |
| and we need to compensate by flipping the indices ourselves. | |
| """ | |
| import os |
Terminals should generate the 256-color palette from the user's base16 theme.
If you've spent much time in the terminal, you've probably set a custom base16 theme. They work well. You define a handful of colors in one place and all your programs use them.
The drawback is that 16 colors is limiting. Complex and color-heavy programs struggle with such a small palette.