standardise how we handle background colours

docs/Config.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Default path for the config file:
       optionsTextColor:
         - blue
       selectedLineBgColor:
-        - blue
+        - bold
     commitLength:
       show: true
     mouseEvents: true
@@ -216,7 +216,18 @@ If you have issues with a light terminal theme where you can't read / see the te
       inactiveBorderColor:
         - black
       selectedLineBgColor:
-        - blue
+        - bold
+```
+
+## Struggling to see selected line
+
+If you struggle to see the selected line I recomment using the reverse attribute on selected lines like so:
+
+```yaml
+  gui:
+    theme:
+      selectedLineBgColor:
+        - reverse
 ```
 
 ## Example Coloring

pkg/config/app_config.go

@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func GetDefaultConfig() []byte {
     optionsTextColor:
       - blue
     selectedLineBgColor:
-      - blue
+      - bold
   commitLength:
     show: true
 git:

pkg/gui/layout.go

@@ -311,14 +311,15 @@ func (gui *Gui) layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 		branchesView.ContainsList = true
 	}
 
-	if v, err := g.SetViewBeneath("commitFiles", "branches", vHeights["commits"]); err != nil {
+	commitFilesView, err := g.SetViewBeneath("commitFiles", "branches", vHeights["commits"])
+	if err != nil {
 		if err.Error() != "unknown view" {
 			return err
 		}
-		v.Title = gui.Tr.SLocalize("CommitFiles")
-		v.FgColor = textColor
-		v.SetOnSelectItem(gui.onSelectItemWrapper(gui.onCommitFilesPanelSearchSelect))
-		v.ContainsList = true
+		commitFilesView.Title = gui.Tr.SLocalize("CommitFiles")
+		commitFilesView.FgColor = textColor
+		commitFilesView.SetOnSelectItem(gui.onSelectItemWrapper(gui.onCommitFilesPanelSearchSelect))
+		commitFilesView.ContainsList = true
 	}
 
 	commitsView, err := g.SetViewBeneath("commits", "branches", vHeights["commits"])
@@ -472,6 +473,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 		{view: commitsView, context: "branch-commits", selectedLine: gui.State.Panels.Commits.SelectedLine, lineCount: len(gui.State.Commits)},
 		{view: commitsView, context: "reflog-commits", selectedLine: gui.State.Panels.ReflogCommits.SelectedLine, lineCount: len(gui.State.FilteredReflogCommits)},
 		{view: stashView, context: "", selectedLine: gui.State.Panels.Stash.SelectedLine, lineCount: len(gui.State.StashEntries)},
+		{view: commitFilesView, context: "", selectedLine: gui.State.Panels.CommitFiles.SelectedLine, lineCount: len(gui.State.CommitFiles)},
 	}
 
 	// menu view might not exist so we check to be safe
@@ -485,6 +487,8 @@ func (gui *Gui) layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 		}
 		// check if the selected line is now out of view and if so refocus it
 		listView.view.FocusPoint(0, listView.selectedLine)
+
+		listView.view.SelBgColor = theme.GocuiSelectedLineBgColor
 	}
 
 	mainViewWidth, mainViewHeight := gui.getMainView().Size()

pkg/gui/merge_panel.go

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) coloredConflictFile(content string, conflicts []commands.Conflic
 		colour := color.New(colourAttr)
 		if hasFocus && conflictIndex < len(conflicts) && conflicts[conflictIndex] == conflict && gui.shouldHighlightLine(i, conflict, conflictTop) {
 			colour.Add(color.Bold)
+			colour.Add(theme.SelectedLineBgColor)
 		}
 		if i == conflict.End && len(remainingConflicts) > 0 {
 			conflict, remainingConflicts = gui.shiftConflict(remainingConflicts)

pkg/gui/presentation/files.go

@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ func getFileDisplayStrings(f *commands.File, diffed bool) []string {
 		return []string{red.Sprint(f.DisplayString)}
 	}
 
-	output := green.Sprint(f.DisplayString[0:1])
-	output += red.Sprint(f.DisplayString[1:3])
-
 	var restColor *color.Color
 	if diffed {
 		restColor = diffColor
@@ -39,6 +36,22 @@ func getFileDisplayStrings(f *commands.File, diffed bool) []string {
 	} else {
 		restColor = green
 	}
-	output += restColor.Sprint(f.Name)
+
+	// this is just making things look nice when the background attribute is 'reverse'
+	firstChar := f.DisplayString[0:1]
+	firstCharCl := green
+	if firstChar == " " {
+		firstCharCl = restColor
+	}
+
+	secondChar := f.DisplayString[1:2]
+	secondCharCl := red
+	if secondChar == " " {
+		secondCharCl = restColor
+	}
+
+	output := firstCharCl.Sprint(firstChar)
+	output += secondCharCl.Sprint(secondChar)
+	output += restColor.Sprintf(" %s", f.Name)
 	return []string{output}
 }

pkg/theme/theme.go

@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ var (
 	// SelectedLineBgColor is the background color for the selected line
 	SelectedLineBgColor color.Attribute
 
+	// GocuiSelectedLineBgColor is the background color for the selected line in gocui
+	GocuiSelectedLineBgColor gocui.Attribute
+
 	OptionsFgColor color.Attribute
 
 	OptionsColor gocui.Attribute
@@ -36,6 +39,7 @@ func UpdateTheme(userConfig *viper.Viper) {
 	ActiveBorderColor = GetGocuiColor(userConfig.GetStringSlice("gui.theme.activeBorderColor"))
 	InactiveBorderColor = GetGocuiColor(userConfig.GetStringSlice("gui.theme.inactiveBorderColor"))
 	SelectedLineBgColor = GetBgColor(userConfig.GetStringSlice("gui.theme.selectedLineBgColor"))
+	GocuiSelectedLineBgColor = GetGocuiColor(userConfig.GetStringSlice("gui.theme.selectedLineBgColor"))
 	OptionsColor = GetGocuiColor(userConfig.GetStringSlice("gui.theme.optionsTextColor"))
 	OptionsFgColor = GetFgColor(userConfig.GetStringSlice("gui.theme.optionsTextColor"))