- Some must-have scripts
/script install buffers.pl beep.pl urlserver.py highmon.pl
- Make the default color compatible with Base16 color themes.
Note: If you are NOT using Base16, blow right through it. Aliases based on names from https://github.com/chriskempson/base16/wiki/Theming
/color alias 16 orange
/color alias 17 brown
/color alias 18 linehighlightdark
/color alias 19 selectiondark
/color alias 20 commentslight
/color alias 21 linehighlightlight
- Make the title bar and the status bar using dark "line highlight" colors
- Change to color 21 (linehighlightlight) for a light theme
/set weechat.bar.status.color_bg linehighlightdark
/set weechat.bar.title.color_bg linehighlightdark
Alternative: I like to setup buffers.pl to show a list of buffers on the bottom and get rid of the "status" bar completely.
/bar hide status
/bar show buffers
/bar set buffers position bottom
/set buffers.color.current_bg linehighlightdark
Also fun: get rid of the title bar and just add the buffer name to the input bar
/bar hide title
/bar set input items buffer_name+[input_prompt]+(away),[input_search],[input_paste],input_text
/bar add highmon root top auto
/set weechat.bar.highmon.bar_lines 4
/set weechat.look.buffer_notify_default message
/set irc.look.smart_filter on
/filter add irc_smart * irc_smart_filter *
/filter add irc_join_names * irc_366,irc_332,irc_333,irc_329,irc_324 *
- Replace the nickname for a message with a little arrow if the previous message in your buffer was from the same user.
/set weechat.look.prefix_same_nick "⤷"
- Make Option (⌥) key action like Meta, or some default key binding in weechat will not work properly.
- Terminal
"Preferences (⌘,)" -> "Settings" -> "Use option as meta key"
- iTerm2
"Preferences (⌘,)" -> "Profiles" -> Select the profile you are using (such as "Default) -> Keys -> on "Left option (⌥) key acts as:" or "Right option (⌥) key acts as:" select "Meta" or "+Esc"
rockymontana make sure you're using a 256 color console. You can check this by running weechat -c. It should display something like.
Terminal infos: $TERM=xterm-256color COLORS: 256, COLOR_PAIRS: 32767, can_change_color: yes
If it only does 8 colors you may need to change your TERM to xterm-256color.