Allow color fields to refer back to the active color scheme (like "cursorColor = yellow")

[vefatica]

I can't do this

"cursorColor": "yellow"

AFAICT, to get a "yellow" cursor I must (look up and) hard code the "yellow" value from the current theme.

Is there a better way? If not I suggest that you allow color names for "cursorColor"

And what's the difference between "#rgb" and "#rrggbb"?

[DHowett]

I was sure that we had a feature request for this already, but it looks like we don't! Thanks!

The difference between #rgb and #rrggbb is that #rgb is shorter.

[DHowett]

Link: #3327

[DHowett]

Link: #5776

[vefatica]

I searched too (but not as hard as you).

And/or ... allow an integer index in the palette, as in

"cursorColor": 3 // "yellow"

[vefatica]

The difference between #rgb and #rrggbb is that #rgb is shorter.

That's obvious. :-) Is there any difference in their use? Is there any alternative to "#123456"?

[DHowett]

Nah. I believe the #rgb shorthand comes from CSS, and as such is very convenient for web color grading. You specify one nybble for each color, and that nybble is copied over the one you didn't specify: #c12 becomes #cc1122 and #fff becomes #ffffff.

There's no shorthand for #123456 (nor can there ever be?) because there's no way to specify the same amount of information by specifying less information 😉

[vefatica]

You specify one nybble for each color, and that nybble is copied over the one you didn't specify: #c12 becomes #cc1122 and #fff becomes #ffffff.

Thanks for the explanation. That's odd. I never saw it before.