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| author | Martin Nordholts <enselic@gmail.com> | 2021-06-10 06:57:54 +0200 |
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| committer | David Peter <sharkdp@users.noreply.github.com> | 2021-06-10 13:54:24 +0200 |
| commit | 2a7185207010ed2d0b43c179b0d5d56d558b2631 (patch) | |
| tree | 72e53f43dc53312b880af3f75c375749ebe720af | |
| parent | c8dd32802de64ecb889bee34fe3e2211c092aac3 (diff) | |
README.md: List compatibility as another advantage to 3-bit themes
See discussion in #1681.
| -rw-r--r-- | README.md | 7 |
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@@ -409,10 +409,11 @@ even when truecolor support is available: It replaces certain bright colors with 8-bit colors from 16 to 21. **Do not** use this simply because you have a 256-color terminal but are not using base16-shell. -Although these themes are more restricted, they have two advantages over truecolor themes: +Although these themes are more restricted, they have three advantages over truecolor themes. They: -- They harmonize better with other terminal software using 3-bit or 4-bit colors. -- When you change your terminal theme, `bat` output already on the screen will update to match. +- Enjoy maximum compatibility. Some terminal utilities do not support more than 3-bit colors. +- Adapt to terminal theme changes. Even for already printed output. +- Visually harmonize better with other terminal software. ### Output style |