How to set a transparent background for Vim with "true color" enabled?

Asked Aug 14 '16 at 07:10

Active Aug 15 '16 at 00:34

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I've enabled true colors for Vim with success using:

set t_8f=\[[38;2;%lu;%lu;%lum
set t_8b=\[[48;2;%lu;%lu;%lum
set termguicolors

(check :h xterm-true-color for more information)

I have then enabled a true color colorscheme to try the new setting, like:

set background=dark
colors deep-space

Previously when using 256 colors I was able to get a transparent background by:

hi! Normal ctermbg=NONE guibg=NONE
hi! NonText ctermbg=NONE guibg=NONE

Now, this is not working anymore and I don't know any alternative. Is it possible to get transparent background with Vim under termguicolors?

UPDATE

I've opened an issue on Vim's issue tracker: https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/981

edited Aug 15 '16 at 00:34

asked Aug 14 '16 at 07:10

oblitum

Which version of Vim you are usign? – Arslan Ali Dec 12 '16 at 15:10
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@ArslanAli if you check the referred issue, there's no version of Vim that works properly at the moment. A patch must be applied or use NeoVim instead. – oblitum Dec 12 '16 at 15:13