Background color for prompt only?

[tmpm697]

Checklist

• [X] I have read through the manual page (man fzf)
• [X] I have searched through the existing issues
• [X] For bug reports, I have checked if the bug is reproducible in the latest version of fzf

Output of fzf --version

0.51.0

OS

• [ ] Linux
• [X] macOS
• [ ] Windows
• [ ] Etc.

Shell

• [ ] bash
• [X] zsh
• [ ] fish

Problem / Steps to reproduce

from this: https://minsw.github.io/fzf-color-picker/

bg changes background color of all, but i want specific color of an element instead of globally wide

is there a way to do that?

smth like this:

[LangLangBart]

You could try using the reverse ANSI attribute.

man fzf | less --pattern "ANSI ATTRIBUTES"

fzf --prompt " LOCATION " --color "prompt:magenta:reverse"

The problem is that the trailing space is not colored in magenta.

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Instead of a normal space, try it with a non-breaking space.

On macOS, the key combination seems to be Option + Space [^1].

Character	Unicode
Space	U+0020
Non-Breaking Space	U+00A0

[^1]: Non-breaking space: how to insert one? - Apple Community

[tmpm697]

but then how can i remove that pink < in prompt --> it seems padded to STR in --prompt=STR

another issue is that how can i change the color of text LOCATION from black to white?

ty

[LangLangBart]

but then how can i remove that pink < in prompt --> it seems padded to STR in --prompt=STR

--info=hidden or --info=inline: might suffice

man fzf | less --pattern "--info=STYLE"

another issue is that how can i change the color of text LOCATION from black to white?

🧐 I don't know.

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If the color options provided by fzf for the prompt are inadequate, you could try workarounds:

ANSI-C Quoting $'[^1][^2][^3]

fzf --prompt $'\e[1;37;45m LOCATION \e[0m '

ZSH Command

The builtin print command coupled with the -P flag allows to use PROMPT SEQUENCES, see the zshmisc man page for more.

man zshmisc | less --pattern "PROMPT SEQUENCES"

fzf --prompt "$(print -P -- "%K{164}%B LOCATION %~ %b%k ")"

term	description
%K{numeric\|string}	Start using a background color
%B	Start bold
%~	Current working directory
%b	End bold
%k	End using background color

[^1]: Bash Reference Manual - ANSI-C Quoting [^2]: bash quotes (wizardzines.com) [^3]: bash:tip_colors_and_formatting - FLOZz' MISC

[tmpm697]

u always amazed me with such a detailed thoughtful reply :)