Highlight works from the start with treesitter, but is lost after sourcing vimrc.

[nimeco]

Greetings, I added Dracula to NVim and noticed that, when I source my vimrc the syntax highlighting changes. I'm still a new user, so constantly changing vimrc every now and then. Ended up with a minimal but the issue is still there, also read quite a bunch of solutions to no avail. The ideal would be to have the same structure as VSCode (is this possible, today? even if it's not done atm), but the main issue here is making it not lose/change the highlights after sourcing. Is there anything that can be done? Thanks a lot!

call plug#begin()
Plug 'dracula/vim', {'as': 'dracula'}
Plug 'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter', {'do': ':TSUpdate'}
call plug#end()

lua << EOF
    require'nvim-treesitter.configs'.setup {
        ensure_installed = "all",
        highlight = {
            enable = true,
            additional_vim_regex_highlighting = false,
        },
        indent = {
            enable = true
        },
    }
EOF

if !exists('g:syntax_on')
    syntax enable
endif
if has('termguicolors')
    set termguicolors
endif
let g:dracula_colorterm = 1
colorscheme dracula

• Vim type (vim/gvim/neovim): neovim
• Vim version: v0.7.0-dev+1149-g8bf3a3e30
• OS: Windows 10
• Terminal/Terminal Emulator/VTE: Windows Terminal / PowerShell
• TERM environment variable: vtpcon

[benknoble]

The guard around :syntax enable should be redundant but unrelated.

FWIW I can't reproduce this (without treesitter); that is, executing :colorscheme dracula multiple times doesn't change the highlighting for me.

It might be worth seeing if you can refresh the LSP highlighting somehow, but the last two screenshots suggest it might be unrelated to LSP?

[nimeco]

Is there a lot of stuff you should guard against sourcing them again? I've started with vim not so long ago, so, my rc isn't pretty long and/or advanced.

You mean, you couldn't reproduce because you don't have treesitter at all, or only the tests without treesitter? The rest worked?

I don't really know if LSP is interfering with it, I got it on my main rc, does it do anything without being in the rc in this case?

[benknoble]

I don't follow your first question, but there are some things you shouldn't do in :source $MYVIMRC that you might do on startup (and some you probably don't want to do at all). It mostly boils down to understanding the side effects of any statements in your configuration.

What I mean is that I don't have treesitter (I use vim, not neovim). However, running :colorscheme dracula didn't cause the breakage in your screenshots for the few files I tested.

[nimeco]

Ah, I meant, what should be guarded and what doesn't matter if you execute more than once. Couldn't find a list of "don't do this twice or stuff will break".

Oh, alright, I'll keep trying stuff here. Thanks!

[nimeco]

Reduced the rc to:

call plug#begin()
Plug 'dracula/vim', {'as': 'dracula'}
Plug 'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter', {'do': ':TSUpdate'}
call plug#end()

lua << EOF
    require'nvim-treesitter.configs'.setup { highlight = { enable = true, }, indent = { enable = true }, }
EOF

colorscheme dracula

and outputted :highlight to a file.

Ran :colorscheme dracula once more, colors are gone, comparing :highlight from before and after:

On another try, the rc without :colorscheme dracula and typing it manually inside nvim, the colors I get are the broken ones already. So, the colors only work on the first execution of the rc, at startup. Anything besides that, I lose the colors with either :so or manual :colorscheme.

Highlights overwritten are TS*, and off screen javaScript* and js* .

I tried repeating the rest of the stuff from the rc as well, :syntax changes it a bit but doesn't make it lose the majority of the colors, the rest doesn't seem to break it like :colorscheme did.

I have no idea where to start 'debugging' this, still kinda noob vim wise.

[benknoble]

Ok, this is good to know.

Now we want to find out

1. Where TS and js groups are being set, and
2. Why they are being reset.

Can you show :scriptnames as well as :verbose highlight <cleared group> before and after?

[nimeco]

:scriptnames didn't change:

  1: d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\ftplugin.vim
  2: d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\indent.vim
  3: ~\AppData\Local\nvim\error.vim
  4: ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\site\autoload\plug.vim
  5: d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\filetype.lua
  6: d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\filetype.vim
  7: ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\ftdetect\fusion.vim
  8: ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\ftdetect\gdresource.vim
  9: ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\ftdetect\gdscript.vim
 10: ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\ftdetect\glimmer.vim
 11: ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\ftdetect\glsl.vim
 12: ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\ftdetect\gowork.vim
 13: ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\ftdetect\graphql.vim
 14: ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\ftdetect\hack.vim
 15: ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\ftdetect\hcl.vim
 16: ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\ftdetect\heex.vim
 17: ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\ftdetect\hjson.vim
 18: ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\ftdetect\json5.vim
 19: ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\ftdetect\ledger.vim
 20: ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\ftdetect\nix.vim
 21: ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\ftdetect\prisma.vim
 22: ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\ftdetect\pug.vim
 23: ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\ftdetect\ql.vim
 24: ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\ftdetect\query.vim
 25: ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\ftdetect\surface.vim
 26: ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\ftdetect\teal.vim
 27: ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\ftdetect\tlaplus.vim
 28: ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\ftdetect\yang.vim
 29: d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\syntax\syntax.vim
 30: d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\syntax\synload.vim
 31: ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\colors\dracula.vim
 32: ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\autoload\dracula.vim
 33: ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\plugin\nvim-treesitter.vim
 34: d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\plugin\gzip.vim
 35: d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\plugin\health.vim
 36: d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\plugin\man.vim
 37: d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\plugin\matchit.vim
 38: d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\pack\dist\opt\matchit\plugin\matchit.vim
 39: d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\plugin\matchparen.vim
 40: d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\plugin\netrwPlugin.vim
 41: d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\plugin\rplugin.vim
 42: d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\plugin\shada.vim
 43: d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\plugin\spellfile.vim
 44: d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\plugin\tarPlugin.vim
 45: d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\plugin\tohtml.vim
 46: d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\plugin\tutor.vim
 47: d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\plugin\zipPlugin.vim
 48: ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\plugin\dracula.vim

As for the highlights, before:

TSNone         xxx ctermfg=253 guifg=foreground
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\plugin\nvim-treesitter.vim line 28
TSPunctSpecial xxx links to Special
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\plugin\dracula.vim line 72
TSConstMacro   xxx links to Macro
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\plugin\dracula.vim line 74
TSStringEscape xxx links to Character
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\plugin\dracula.vim line 75
TSFuncBuiltin  xxx links to DraculaCyan
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\plugin\dracula.vim line 80
TSFuncMacro    xxx links to Function
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\plugin\dracula.vim line 81
TSParameter    xxx links to DraculaOrangeItalic
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\plugin\dracula.vim line 82
TSParameterReference xxx links to DraculaOrange
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\plugin\dracula.vim line 83
TSField        xxx links to DraculaOrange
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\plugin\dracula.vim line 84
TSConstructor  xxx links to DraculaCyan
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\plugin\dracula.vim line 85
TSAnnotation   xxx links to DraculaYellow
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\plugin\dracula.vim line 77
TSAttribute    xxx links to DraculaGreenItalic
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\plugin\dracula.vim line 78
TSSymbol       xxx links to DraculaPurple
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\plugin\dracula.vim line 76
TSLabel        xxx links to DraculaPurpleItalic
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\plugin\dracula.vim line 87
TSVariableBuiltin xxx links to DraculaPurpleItalic
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\plugin\dracula.vim line 89
TSStrong       xxx cterm=bold gui=bold
                   links to DraculaFgBold
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\plugin\dracula.vim line 91
TSEmphasis     xxx cterm=italic gui=italic
                   links to DraculaFg
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\plugin\dracula.vim line 92
TSUnderline    xxx cterm=underline gui=underline
                   links to Underlined
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\plugin\dracula.vim line 93
TSStrike       xxx cterm=strikethrough gui=strikethrough
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\plugin\nvim-treesitter.vim line 80
TSTitle        xxx links to DraculaYellow
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\plugin\dracula.vim line 94
TSLiteral      xxx links to DraculaYellow
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\plugin\dracula.vim line 95
TSURI          xxx links to DraculaYellow
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\plugin\dracula.vim line 96
TSTagAttribute xxx links to DraculaGreenItalic
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\plugin\dracula.vim line 99
javaScriptNumber xxx links to Constant
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 6
javaScriptNull xxx links to Constant
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 7
javaScriptFunction xxx links to Keyword
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 8
javaScriptBraces xxx links to Delimiter
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 5
jsArrowFunction xxx links to Operator
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 12
jsBuiltins     xxx links to DraculaCyan
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 13
jsClassDefinition xxx links to DraculaCyan
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 14
jsClassMethodType xxx links to Keyword
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 15
jsDestructuringAssignment xxx links to DraculaOrangeItalic
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 16
jsDocParam     xxx links to DraculaOrangeItalic
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 17
jsDocTags      xxx links to Keyword
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 18
jsDocType      xxx links to Type
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 19
jsDocTypeBrackets xxx links to DraculaCyan
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 20
jsFuncArgOperator xxx links to Operator
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 21
jsFuncArgs     xxx links to DraculaOrangeItalic
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 22
jsFunction     xxx links to Keyword
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 23
jsNull         xxx links to Constant
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 24
jsObjectColon  xxx links to DraculaPink
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 25
jsSuper        xxx links to DraculaPurpleItalic
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 26
jsTemplateBraces xxx links to Special
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 27
jsThis         xxx links to DraculaPurpleItalic
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 28
jsUndefined    xxx links to Constant
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 29
jsxTag         xxx links to Keyword
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 35
jsxTagName     xxx links to Keyword
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 36
jsxComponentName xxx links to Type
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 37
jsxCloseTag    xxx links to Type
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 38
jsxAttrib      xxx links to DraculaGreenItalic
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 39
jsxCloseString xxx links to Identifier
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 40
jsxOpenPunct   xxx links to Identifier
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\javascript.vim line 41
htmlSpecialChar xxx links to DraculaPurple
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\html.vim line 9
htmlArg        xxx links to DraculaGreenItalic
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\html.vim line 6
htmlTag        xxx links to DraculaFg
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\html.vim line 5
htmlStrike     xxx cterm=strikethrough gui=strikethrough
    Last set from d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\syntax\html.vim line 297
htmlBoldUnderline xxx cterm=bold,underline gui=bold,underline
    Last set from d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\syntax\html.vim line 290
htmlBoldItalic xxx cterm=bold,italic gui=bold,italic
    Last set from d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\syntax\html.vim line 291
htmlBold       xxx cterm=bold gui=bold
    Last set from d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\syntax\html.vim line 289
htmlBoldUnderlineItalic xxx cterm=bold,underline,italic gui=bold,underline,italic
    Last set from d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\syntax\html.vim line 292
htmlUnderlineItalic xxx cterm=underline,italic gui=underline,italic
    Last set from d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\syntax\html.vim line 294
htmlUnderline  xxx cterm=underline gui=underline
    Last set from d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\syntax\html.vim line 293
htmlItalic     xxx cterm=italic gui=italic
    Last set from d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\syntax\html.vim line 295
htmlH1         xxx links to DraculaFg
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\html.vim line 8
htmlTitle      xxx links to DraculaFg
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\html.vim line 7
cssAttributeSelector xxx links to DraculaGreenItalic
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\css.vim line 7
cssUnitDecorators xxx links to DraculaPink
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\css.vim line 14
cssFunctionComma xxx links to Delimiter
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\css.vim line 9
cssBraces      xxx links to Delimiter
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\css.vim line 8
cssAttrRegion  xxx links to DraculaPink
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\css.vim line 6
cssVendor      xxx links to DraculaGreenItalic
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\css.vim line 15
cssNoise       xxx links to DraculaPink
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\css.vim line 10
cssAttrComma   xxx links to Delimiter
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\css.vim line 5
cssPseudoClassId xxx links to DraculaGreenItalic
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\css.vim line 13
cssPseudoClass xxx links to DraculaPink
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\css.vim line 12
cssProp        xxx links to DraculaCyan
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\dracula\after\syntax\css.vim line 11

After:

TSNone         xxx cleared

TSPunctSpecial xxx links to Delimiter
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\plugin\nvim-treesitter.vim line 32
TSConstMacro   xxx links to Define
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\plugin\nvim-treesitter.vim line 36
TSStringEscape xxx links to SpecialChar
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\plugin\nvim-treesitter.vim line 39
TSFuncBuiltin  xxx links to Special
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\plugin\nvim-treesitter.vim line 47
TSFuncMacro    xxx links to Macro
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\plugin\nvim-treesitter.vim line 48
TSParameter    xxx links to Identifier
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\plugin\nvim-treesitter.vim line 49
TSParameterReference xxx links to TSParameter
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\plugin\nvim-treesitter.vim line 50
TSField        xxx links to Identifier
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\plugin\nvim-treesitter.vim line 52
TSConstructor  xxx links to Special
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\plugin\nvim-treesitter.vim line 54
TSAnnotation   xxx links to PreProc
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\plugin\nvim-treesitter.vim line 55
TSAttribute    xxx links to PreProc
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\plugin\nvim-treesitter.vim line 56
TSSymbol       xxx links to Identifier
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\plugin\nvim-treesitter.vim line 58
TSLabel        xxx links to Label
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\plugin\nvim-treesitter.vim line 62
TSVariableBuiltin xxx links to Special
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\plugin\nvim-treesitter.vim line 74
TSStrong       xxx cleared

TSEmphasis     xxx cleared

TSUnderline    xxx cleared

TSStrike       xxx cleared

TSTitle        xxx links to Title
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\plugin\nvim-treesitter.vim line 85
TSLiteral      xxx links to String
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\plugin\nvim-treesitter.vim line 86
TSURI          xxx links to Underlined
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\plugin\nvim-treesitter.vim line 87
TSTagAttribute xxx links to TSProperty
    Last set from ~\AppData\Local\nvim-data\plugged\nvim-treesitter\plugin\nvim-treesitter.vim line 96
javaScriptNumber xxx links to javaScriptValue
    Last set from d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\syntax\javascript.vim line 99
javaScriptNull xxx links to Keyword
    Last set from d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\syntax\javascript.vim line 110
javaScriptFunction xxx links to Function
    Last set from d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\syntax\javascript.vim line 106
javaScriptBraces xxx links to Function
    Last set from d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\syntax\javascript.vim line 107
jsArrowFunction xxx cleared

jsBuiltins     xxx cleared

jsClassDefinition xxx cleared

jsClassMethodType xxx cleared

jsDestructuringAssignment xxx cleared

jsDocParam     xxx cleared

jsDocTags      xxx cleared

jsDocType      xxx cleared

jsDocTypeBrackets xxx cleared

jsFuncArgOperator xxx cleared

jsFuncArgs     xxx cleared

jsFunction     xxx cleared

jsNull         xxx cleared

jsObjectColon  xxx cleared

jsSuper        xxx cleared

jsTemplateBraces xxx cleared

jsThis         xxx cleared

jsUndefined    xxx cleared

jsxTag         xxx cleared

jsxTagName     xxx cleared

jsxComponentName xxx cleared

jsxCloseTag    xxx cleared

jsxAttrib      xxx cleared

jsxCloseString xxx cleared

jsxOpenPunct   xxx cleared

htmlSpecialChar xxx links to Special
    Last set from d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\syntax\html.vim line 267
htmlArg        xxx links to Type
    Last set from d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\syntax\html.vim line 263
htmlTag        xxx links to Function
    Last set from d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\syntax\html.vim line 261
htmlStrike     xxx cleared

htmlBoldUnderline xxx cleared

htmlBoldItalic xxx cleared

htmlBold       xxx cleared

htmlBoldUnderlineItalic xxx cleared

htmlUnderlineItalic xxx cleared

htmlUnderline  xxx cleared

htmlItalic     xxx cleared

htmlH1         xxx links to Title
    Last set from d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\syntax\html.vim line 270
htmlTitle      xxx links to Title
    Last set from d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\syntax\html.vim line 277
cssAttributeSelector xxx links to String
    Last set from d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\syntax\css.vim line 635
cssUnitDecorators xxx links to Number
    Last set from d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\syntax\css.vim line 653
cssFunctionComma xxx links to Function
    Last set from d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\syntax\css.vim line 622
cssBraces      xxx links to Function
    Last set from d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\syntax\css.vim line 629
cssAttrRegion  xxx cleared

cssVendor      xxx links to Comment
    Last set from d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\syntax\css.vim line 533
cssNoise       xxx links to Noise
    Last set from d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\syntax\css.vim line 654
cssAttrComma   xxx links to Special
    Last set from d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\syntax\css.vim line 539
cssPseudoClassId xxx links to PreProc
    Last set from d:\tools\neovim\share\nvim\runtime\syntax\css.vim line 611
cssPseudoClass xxx cleared

cssProp        xxx links to StorageClass
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[benknoble]

Yep, looks like after/plugin/dracula.vim is the issue—it sets the TS highlights, which are getting cleared by repeated use of :colorscheme. You can :runtime after/plugin/dracula.vim to resolve this manually.

@dsifford what's the best approach here? I'm not sure we should load the highlights any earlier, but this seems a little inconvenient. Is there anything we can hook into (maybe a custom TS event or something)?

[mvpopuk]

Any luck with this? I have the same problem.

[benknoble]

Any luck with this? I have the same problem.

@mvpopuk please see my comments in https://github.com/dracula/vim/issues/280#issuecomment-1059478385:

Yep, looks like after/plugin/dracula.vim is the issue—it sets the TS highlights, which are getting cleared by repeated use of :colorscheme. You can :runtime after/plugin/dracula.vim to resolve this manually.

[dsifford]

@benknoble Missed your mention earlier. Yeah, I'm not sure I have a better solution than what you've proposed. The /after was necessary because some plugins tend to overwrite things that are set in the main colors file.

[mvpopuk]

@benknoble thanks. I have seen your comment and I've added that to my "sourcing" mapping so now I run that command right after I source everything:

nnoremap <leader>sv :source $MYVIMRC <bar> runtime after/plugin/dracula.vim<cr> 

I was just wondering if there are any developments on the matter like a more "robust" fix.

Thanks.

[benknoble]

You could possibly do this with an autocommand

augroup whatever
  autocmd!
  autocmd ColorScheme dracula runtime after/plugin/dracula.vim
augroup end

But I haven't tested it.

[mvpopuk]

@benknoble yes, that works and I've added that in the augroup that overwrites some of the themes defaults so that's great. Just a minor mention, I've also added syntax on inside that augroup because after sourcing, it seems that I loose the "syntax on" setting for html files for instance.

I'm happy with this fix. Maybe update the readme and include this fix ? https://github.com/mvpopuk/dotfiles/blob/main/nvim/config/theme.vim#L64-L65

[benknoble]

You might want to try :syntax enable instead of :syntax on.

We could add it to the docs under :help dracula somewhere…

[adriantrunzo]

This issue is reproducible in plain Vim and I have encountered it quite a few times. I don't think it is unique to NeoVim, treesitter, or after/plugin/dracula.vim, but rather has to do with the fact that there is colorscheme logic in /after at all. For example, to reproduce in Vim with vim file syntax highlighting:

1. Create the following minimal vimrc file. In my demo I have called it minimal.vim:

   filetype plugin indent on
   syntax enable
   set termguicolors
   colorscheme dracula

2. Put the dracula theme files into the vim runtime path, for example ~/.vim/pack/plugins/start/dracula.
3. Open vim with vim -N -u ./minimal.vim.
4. Execute :e ./minimal.vim.
5. Verify that the text "termguicolors" is blue.
6. Execute :colorscheme dracula.
7. Watch the text "termguicolors" change to pink.

I am running Vim 9.0.1300 on macOS 13.2 and Kitty. I can't reproduce the issue with builtin vim colorschemes. Here's a recording of the issue happening: https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1218900/221093451-1e953d8f-f1b5-460a-a7f1-917806b2305e.mov

Before the colorscheme is loaded a second time, "termguicolors" has the vimOption -> Type (blue) highlighting linked in /after/syntax/vim.vim: https://github.com/dracula/vim/blob/eb577d47b0cfc9191bf04c414b4042d5f1a980f8/after/syntax/vim.vim#L10.

After the colorscheme is loaded a second time, "termguicolors" has the vim default vimOption -> Preproc highlighting, which ends up being pink because PreProc is linked to pink in /colors/dracula.vim: https://github.com/dracula/vim/blob/eb577d47b0cfc9191bf04c414b4042d5f1a980f8/colors/dracula.vim#L329

Based on this small experiment, it seems like the files in /after are not sourced when colorscheme dracula is called again, either directly or when sourcing your vimrc again. Highlights set in /colors/dracula.vim then overwrite those set in /after.

The /after was necessary because some plugins tend to overwrite things that are set in the main colors file.

Not sure what issues were raised about plugins overwriting highlight groups, but looking at other popular vim colorschemes (eg gruvbox or nord), I don't see any other put code in /after. I don't doubt using /after solved issues, but it seems to play a role in this one. I'll try to investigate more.

[benknoble]

1. Create the following minimal vimrc file. In my demo I have called it minimal.vim:

filetype plugin indent on
syntax enable
set termguicolors
colorscheme dracula

2. Put the dracula theme files into the vim runtime path, for example ~/.vim/pack/plugins/start/vim/dracula.
3. Open vim with vim -N -u ./minimal.vim.
4. Execute :e ./minimal.vim.
5. Verify that the text "termguicolors" is blue.

I cannot reproduce this. I followed your steps nearly exactly. I used vim -N --noplugin -u /path/to/min.vim, and I have dracula in ~/.vim/pack/colors/start/dracula. The extra vim in in your path seems odd, to me.

I admit to being a little surprised that :colorscheme dracula worked from -u, but I see now that :help package mentions that :colorscheme and :autoload search under 'packpath'. I wonder if that's new and obviates the need for VimEnter/plugin//packadd tricks related to making the autoload code work?

[benknoble]

(To clarify: the step that didn't work for me was 5: termguicolors was pink as expected.)

[benknoble]

To answer my own questions: this commit from 4 months ago adjusts the documentation for :colorscheme and autoload in doc/repeat.txt.

[adriantrunzo]

The extra vim in in your path seems odd, to me.

@benknoble Sorry, I made a typo. The path I used is ~/.vim/pack/plugins/start/dracula without the extra vim. Looks like you used a similar path.

Not sure why you didn't encounter the issue 🤷 . I'll keep digging when I get a chance.

[benknoble]

For reproducibility's sake: vim --version:

VIM - Vi IMproved 9.0 (2022 Jun 28, compilé Feb  2 2023 11:45:55)
Version macOS - x86_64
Rustines incluses : 1-1275
Compilé par benknoble
Énorme version sans interface graphique.
  Fonctionnalités incluses (+) ou non (-) :
+acl               +file_in_path      +mouse_urxvt       -tag_any_white
+arabic            +find_in_path      +mouse_xterm       -tcl
+autocmd           +float             +multi_byte        +termguicolors
+autochdir         +folding           +multi_lang        +terminal
-autoservername    -footer            -mzscheme          +terminfo
-balloon_eval      +fork()            +netbeans_intg     +termresponse
+balloon_eval_term +gettext           +num64             +textobjects
-browse            -hangul_input      +packages          +textprop
++builtin_terms    +iconv             +path_extra        +timers
+byte_offset       +insert_expand     -perl              +title
+channel           +ipv6              +persistent_undo   -toolbar
+cindent           +job               +popupwin          +user_commands
-clientserver      +jumplist          +postscript        +vartabs
+clipboard         +keymap            +printer           +vertsplit
+cmdline_compl     +lambda            +profile           +vim9script
+cmdline_hist      +langmap           -python            +viminfo
+cmdline_info      +libcall           +python3           +virtualedit
+comments          +linebreak         +quickfix          +visual
+conceal           +lispindent        +reltime           +visualextra
+cryptv            +listcmds          +rightleft         +vreplace
+cscope            +localmap          -ruby              +wildignore
+cursorbind        -lua               +scrollbind        +wildmenu
+cursorshape       +menu              +signs             +windows
+dialog_con        +mksession         +smartindent       +writebackup
+diff              +modify_fname      -sodium            -X11
+digraphs          +mouse             +sound             -xfontset
-dnd               -mouseshape        +spell             -xim
-ebcdic            +mouse_dec         +startuptime       -xpm
+emacs_tags        -mouse_gpm         +statusline        -xsmp
+eval              -mouse_jsbterm     -sun_workshop      -xterm_clipboard
+ex_extra          +mouse_netterm     +syntax            -xterm_save
+extra_search      +mouse_sgr         +tag_binary        
-farsi             -mouse_sysmouse    -tag_old_static    
         fichier vimrc système : "$VIM/vimrc"
     fichier vimrc utilisateur : "$HOME/.vimrc"
  2e fichier vimrc utilisateur : "~/.vim/vimrc"
      fichier exrc utilisateur : "$HOME/.exrc"
 fichier de valeurs par défaut : "$VIMRUNTIME/defaults.vim"
               $VIM par défaut : "/usr/local/share/vim"
Compilation : gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DMACOS_X -DMACOS_X_DARWIN -g -O2 -D_REENTRANT -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1 
Édition de liens : gcc -L/usr/local/lib -o vim -lm -lncurses -liconv -lintl -framework AppKit -L/usr/local/opt/python@3.11/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/config-3.11-darwin -lpython3.11 -framework CoreFoundation 

[adriantrunzo]

@benknoble You could probably close this issue as a duplicate of https://github.com/dracula/vim/issues/303. I still run into the issue, but you outlined workarounds in that other issue.

(To clarify: the step that didn't work for me was 5: termguicolors was pink as expected.)

Pink is not expected for termguicolors as per my instructions. You are seeing pink instead of blue because you started vim with --noplugin, which will skip loading all of the files in the /after directory of this plugin. As covered here and elsewhere, the root cause of the issue is the files in /after are not re-run when when a vimrc with just colorscheme dracula is sourced again after startup.

[benknoble]

I think I'm going to leave this open and tie it to #320 (as I linked it above)—this after business seems to have come around with a vengeance. The only thing I can think of to try to automatically fix it is the autocommand in #280 that calls runtime, but gee, what a hack. If we could get rid of after altogether we would probably in better shape, but there was a reason to introduce it (also mentioned in #280 several years ago)… ugh.