vim-hackerman-syntax vs vim-dim

vim-hackerman-syntax

WIP - Vim / Neovim syntax colorscheme inspired by the 80s Retrofuturism/Synthwave/Outrun aesthetics (by mr-ubik)

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vim-dim

Dim (/dɪm/; a contraction of Default IMproved) is a clone of Vim’s default colorscheme, with some improvements. (by jeffkreeftmeijer)

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vim-hackerman-syntax		vim-dim
	Project
1	Mentions	13
7	Stars	242
-	Growth	-
10.0	Activity	0.0
over 5 years ago	Latest Commit	about 3 years ago
Vim Script	Language	Vim Script
-	License	-

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vim-hackerman-syntax

Posts with mentions or reviews of vim-hackerman-syntax. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-11-01.

What's your neovim colorscheme?
54 projects | /r/neovim | 1 Nov 2021

vim-dim

Posts with mentions or reviews of vim-dim. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-04-20.

Whats your favourite colorscheme in Vim/NeoVim?
36 projects | /r/vim | 20 Apr 2022

44 projects | /r/vim | 14 Mar 2022

I use a slightly improved version of default. https://github.com/jeffkreeftmeijer/vim-dim
Why doesnt the comment color change if I edit the "gray" hex. Replaced with "red" atm just to see if editing line 578 is the correct line to change comment color. vim8, gruvbox theme, vim-plug. Thanks!!
1 project | /r/vim | 7 Apr 2022

You can "inherit" the terminal's colorscheme. :h cterm-colors. An example vim colorscheme that uses this: https://github.com/jeffkreeftmeijer/vim-dim
Consistent terminal colors with 16-ANSI-color Vim themes
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 2 Apr 2022
Vim Color Schemes
16 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 1 Apr 2022

I achieve that same consistency with virtually zero configuration by simply setting the colors in my terminal and forgetting about it. Stopped all the fiddling with color schemes quite a while ago.
Good explanation: https://jeffkreeftmeijer.com/vim-16-color/
What's your neovim colorscheme?
54 projects | /r/neovim | 1 Nov 2021
Trying to reach terminal constancy using ANSI only colors
7 projects | dev.to | 16 Sep 2021

I created a color theme for vim based off vim-dim
Vim themes that exclusively use the 16 terminal colors?
6 projects | /r/neovim | 7 Aug 2021

I already know about noctu and dim, but they are still too busy for my taste and use weirdly chosen colors. Are there any more?
What's your favourite Fonts and Themes?
23 projects | /r/vim | 23 Apr 2021

Hack font and dim/grim.
New dark Neovim theme TokyoNight written in Lua, with support for lsp, treesitter and lots of plugins.
22 projects | /r/neovim | 19 Apr 2021

This might be of interest: https://jeffkreeftmeijer.com/vim-16-color/

What are some alternatives?

When comparing vim-hackerman-syntax and vim-dim you can also consider the following projects:

boo-colorscheme-nvim - Boo is a colorscheme for Neovim with handcrafted support for LSP, Tree-sitter.

gitsigns.nvim - Git integration for buffers

nightfox.nvim - 🦊A highly customizable theme for vim and neovim with support for lsp, treesitter and a variety of plugins.

bat - A cat(1) clone with wings.

edge - Clean & Elegant Color Scheme inspired by Atom One and Material

Iosevka - Versatile typeface for code, from code.

onedark.nvim - One dark and light colorscheme for neovim >= 0.5.0 written in lua based on Atom's One Dark and Light theme. Additionally, it comes with 5 color variant styles

base16-nvim - Neovim plugin for building a sync base16 colorscheme. Includes support for Treesitter and LSP highlight groups.

vim-colors-plain - Minimal colorscheme for vim

tokyo-night-vscode-theme - A clean, dark Visual Studio Code theme that celebrates the lights of Downtown Tokyo at night.

ayu-vim - Modern theme for modern VIMs

gruvbox-material - Gruvbox with Material Palette