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@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ like with a normal installation and default settings:
- [Styling](#styling)
- [Double-Lined Prompt](#double-lined-prompt)
- [Light Color Theme](#light-color-theme)
- - [Further color customizations](#further-color-customizations)
+ - [Segment Color Customization](#segment-color-customization)
+ - [Special Segment Colors](#special-segment-colors)
- [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
- [Gaps Between Segments](#gaps-between-segments)
- [Meta](#meta)
@@ -343,6 +344,12 @@ Here is what it looks like:
![](http://bhilburn.org/content/images/2015/03/double-line.png)
+You can customize the icons used to draw the multiline prompt by setting the
+following variables in your `~/.zshrc`:
+
+ POWERLEVEL9K_MULTILINE_FIRST_PROMPT_PREFIX="↱"
+ POWERLEVEL9K_MULTILINE_SECOND_PROMPT_PREFIX="↳ "
+
#### Light Color Theme
If you prefer to use "light" colors, simply set `POWERLEVEL9K_COLOR_SCHEME`
@@ -355,20 +362,36 @@ Light'](https://github.com/altercation/solarized) users. Check it out:
![](http://bhilburn.org/content/images/2015/03/solarized-light.png)
-#### Further color customizations
+#### Segment Color Customization
For each segment in your prompt, you can specify a foreground and background
-color by setting them in your `~/.zshrc`. For example, to change the appearance
-of the `time` segment, you would use:
+color by setting them in your `~/.zshrc`. Use the segment names from the above
+section `Segment Customization`. For example, to change the appearance of the
+`time` segment, you would use:
POWERLEVEL9K_TIME_FOREGROUND='red'
POWERLEVEL9K_TIME_BACKGROUND='blue'
-Use the segment names from the above section `Segment Customization`. Some of
-the Segments have special color variables, as they change the colors according
-to some internal rules. These Segments are `vcs`, `rspec_stats`, `symfony2_tests`:
+Note that you can also use a colorcode value. Example:
+
+ POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_FOREGROUND='021' # Dark blue
+
+For a full list of supported colors, run the `spectrum_ls` program in your
+terminal.
+
+#### Special Segment Colors
- # General VCS color segments:
+Some segments have additional color options if you want to customize the look of
+your prompt even further. These Segments are `context`, `vcs`, `rspec_stats`,
+`symfony2_tests`:
+
+ # Customizing `context` colors for root and non-root users
+ POWERLEVEL9K_CONTEXT_DEFAULT_BACKGROUND="green"
+ POWERLEVEL9K_CONTEXT_DEFAULT_FOREGROUND="cyan"
+ POWERLEVEL9K_CONTEXT_ROOT_BACKGROUND="red"
+ POWERLEVEL9K_CONTEXT_ROOT_FOREGROUND="blue"
+
+ # Advanced `vcs` color customization
POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_FOREGROUND='blue'
POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_DARK_FOREGROUND='black'
POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_BACKGROUND='green'
@@ -396,13 +419,6 @@ to some internal rules. These Segments are `vcs`, `rspec_stats`, `symfony2_tests
POWERLEVEL9K_SYMFONY2_TESTS_BAD_FOREGROUND='red'
POWERLEVEL9K_SYMFONY2_TESTS_BAD_BACKGROUND='white'
-You could also use a colorcode value. Example:
-
- POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_FOREGROUND='021' # Dark blue
-
-For a full list of supported colors, run the `spectrum_ls` program in your
-terminal.
-
### Troubleshooting
Here are some fixes to some common problems.
@@ -421,9 +437,12 @@ terminal emulator (e.g., 'terminator', 'gnome-terminal', 'konsole', etc.,).
#### Kudos
-This theme wouldn't have happened without inspiration from the original [agnoster](https://gist.github.com/agnoster/3712874) Oh-My-ZSH theme.
+This theme wouldn't have happened without inspiration from the original
+[agnoster](https://gist.github.com/agnoster/3712874) Oh-My-ZSH theme.
-Before creating this theme, I also tried [jeremyFreeAgent's theme](https://github.com/jeremyFreeAgent/oh-my-zsh-powerline-theme) and [maverick2000's theme, ZSH2000](https://github.com/maverick2000/zsh2000).
+Before creating this theme, I also tried [jeremyFreeAgent's
+theme](https://github.com/jeremyFreeAgent/oh-my-zsh-powerline-theme) and
+[maverick2000's theme, ZSH2000](https://github.com/maverick2000/zsh2000).
#### Developing
@@ -435,7 +454,9 @@ wiki](https://github.com/bhilburn/powerlevel9k/wiki/Developer's-Guide).
If you have any requests or bug reports, please use the tracker in this Github
repository.
-I'm happy to accept code contributions from anyone who has a bug fix, new feature, or just a general improvement! Please submit your contribution as a Github pull-request.
+I'm happy to accept code contributions from anyone who has a bug fix, new
+feature, or just a general improvement! Please submit your contribution as
+a Github pull-request.
If you would like to contact me directly, you can find my e-mail address on my
[Github profile page](https://github.com/bhilburn).