--- /dev/null
+---
+title: "Terminal Setup"
+date: 2020-10-26T21:13:37+01:00
+draft: false
+tags: [blog, configuration, terminal]
+---
+
+I can't quite remember things, so I wrote down some steps to install stuff I like for my terminal setup.
+
+Next time I do a fresh install it should be as annoying as today.
+
+# Colors
+
+Colors from the [Solarized][Solarized] color palette by [Ethan Schoonover][Ethan Schoonover].
+The `dark` color scheme is cool by default but i find the `light` one easier on the eyes when there's a lot of light.
+
+It's usually already present in most terminal emulators.
+I've tried it on:
+
+- The [gnome-terminal][gnome-terminal]support looks good, you just have to set the following settings.
+
+ 
+
+- Another at work that i can't remember. Something like QT terminal.
+ Solarized looked pretty good over there too.
+
+The `$TERM` environment variable should be set to something like `xterm-256color` for nice colors.
+
+This is usually the case, execute `echo $TERM` to just be sure.
+
+# Font
+
+I've chosen the [Hack][hack] font for my terminal.
+
+To install it I did this:
+
+ wget https://github.com/source-foundry/Hack/releases/download/v3.003/Hack-v3.003-ttf.zip
+ unzip Hack-v3.003-ttf.zip
+ cd ttf
+ sudo cp *.ttf /usr/local/share/fonts/
+ fc-cache -f -v
+
+A good size is 11 points.
+
+# Shell
+
+I use [bash] as my shell.
+
+# Editor
+
+I use [vim][vim] as my editor of choice.
+
+The environment variable `$EDITOR` should be set to `vim` otherwise it's annoying sometimes and it says `vi: comand not found`.
+
+Just add in the `~/.bash-profile` or `~/.bashrc` file the following line:
+
+ export $EDITOR="vim"
+
+## Color scheme
+
+There is a [Solarized][Solarized] `colorscheme` to use in vim and it's available [here][solarized-vim-repo].
+
+Just clone the [repository][solarized-vim-repo] and follow the instructions in the [readme][solarized-vim-manual-install] the instruction for the manual installation.
+
+Basically just:
+
+ git clone git://github.com/altercation/vim-colors-solarized.git
+ cd vim-colors-solarized
+ mkdir --parents ~/.vim/colors
+ cp colors/solarized.vim ~/.vim/colors/
+
+### Fixing spell check
+
+I've found a problem with the configuration with the built-in spell checker in [vim][vim], `spell`.
+
+I'm not quite sure why, but after running the command
+
+ set spell
+
+the spell checker run fine, but I could not see any highlighted wrong word.
+
+Searching on the web pointed me to [this issue][vim-colors-solarized-issue-195].
+
+I did the following changes in the `solarized.vim` file to restore the original behaviour:
+
+ diff --git a/vim-colors-solarized/colors/solarized.vim b/.vim/colors/solarized.vim
+ index 70f5223..8af1712 100644
+ --- a/home/scompo/programmi/vim-colors-solarized/colors/solarized.vim
+ +++ b/home/scompo/.vim/colors/solarized.vim
+ @@ -360,7 +360,8 @@ endif
+ let s:none = "NONE"
+ let s:t_none = "NONE"
+ let s:n = "NONE"
+ - let s:c = ",undercurl"
+ + let s:c = ",underline"
+ let s:r = ",reverse"
+ let s:s = ",standout"
+ let s:ou = ""
+ @@ -656,10 +657,10 @@ exe "hi! DiffText" .s:fmt_none .s:fg_blue .s:bg_base02 .s:sp_blue
+ endif
+ exe "hi! SignColumn" .s:fmt_none .s:fg_base0
+ exe "hi! Conceal" .s:fmt_none .s:fg_blue .s:bg_none
+ -exe "hi! SpellBad" .s:fmt_curl .s:fg_none .s:bg_none .s:sp_red
+ -exe "hi! SpellCap" .s:fmt_curl .s:fg_none .s:bg_none .s:sp_violet
+ -exe "hi! SpellRare" .s:fmt_curl .s:fg_none .s:bg_none .s:sp_cyan
+ -exe "hi! SpellLocal" .s:fmt_curl .s:fg_none .s:bg_none .s:sp_yellow
+ +"exe "hi! SpellBad" .s:fmt_curl .s:fg_none .s:bg_none .s:sp_red
+ +"exe "hi! SpellCap" .s:fmt_curl .s:fg_none .s:bg_none .s:sp_violet
+ +"exe "hi! SpellRare" .s:fmt_curl .s:fg_none .s:bg_none .s:sp_cyan
+ +"exe "hi! SpellLocal" .s:fmt_curl .s:fg_none .s:bg_none .s:sp_yellow
+ exe "hi! Pmenu" .s:fmt_none .s:fg_base0 .s:bg_base02 .s:fmt_revbb
+ exe "hi! PmenuSel" .s:fmt_none .s:fg_base01 .s:bg_base2 .s:fmt_revbb
+ exe "hi! PmenuSbar" .s:fmt_none .s:fg_base2 .s:bg_base0 .s:fmt_revbb
+
+I've opened an issue on the [repository][solarized-vim-repo] to tell them about the problem.
+[This one](https://github.com/altercation/vim-colors-solarized/issues/221).
+
+## Configuration file
+
+My `~/.vimrc` file consist of the following:
+
+ " Enable filetype plugins
+ filetype plugin on
+ filetype indent on
+
+ " When searching try to be smart about cases
+ set smartcase
+
+ " Enable syntax highlighting
+ syntax enable
+
+ " colors
+ set background=dark
+ colorscheme solarized
+
+ " Use Unix as the standard file type
+ set ffs=unix,dos,mac
+
+ set number
+ set relativenumber
+
+ " tab is 4 chars
+ set tabstop=4
+ " indent 4 chars
+ set shiftwidth=4
+ " auto indent
+ set autoindent
+ set smartindent
+
+It will probably change, but that's not really a problem right now.
+
+# Terminal multiplexer
+
+I use [tmux][tmux-wiki] as a terminal multiplexer.
+
+Install the last version from the distribution package manager and it's fine.
+
+The colors of vim are scaled down by default because tmux sets the `$TERM` variable to `screen`.
+
+To fix that follow what's suggested on the [tmux FAQ][tmux-faq] and add the following line to the `~/.tmux.conf` file:
+
+ set -g default-terminal "tmux-256color"
+
+The rest is pretty good by default, `CTRL-B` is fine for me.
+
+[Solarized]: https://ethanschoonover.com/solarized/
+[Ethan Schoonover]: https://ethanschoonover.com/
+[gnome-terminal]: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Terminal
+[vim]: https://www.vim.org/
+[bash]: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/
+[solarized-vim-repo]: https://github.com/altercation/vim-colors-solarized
+[solarized-vim-manual-install]: https://github.com/altercation/vim-colors-solarized#option-1-manual-installation
+[tmux-wiki]: https://github.com/tmux/tmux/wiki
+[tmux-faq]: https://github.com/tmux/tmux/wiki/FAQ
+[hack]: https://sourcefoundry.org/hack/
+[vim-colors-solarized-issue-195]: https://github.com/altercation/vim-colors-solarized/issues/195
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