`kitty @ set-colors` issue

[SolitudeSF]

after running kitty @ set-colors -a "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/kitty/colors.conf" to reapply default colors some colors get changed to incorrect values, but only in the terminal its ran in. it works only with -a flag and it only works in one window from --single-instance group. further invocations in other windows of the same group have no effect.

[kovidgoyal]

Changing colors is supposed to change them only in one window, unless you use the --all and --configured options. And running it with kitty.conf will not change all colors, since kitty.conf typically does not contain all color definitions, only the first 16 out of 256

[SolitudeSF]

i do provide --all flag. the problem is that in the window the command is and only in that window run some colors get changed to wrong ones.

[kovidgoyal]

Hmm, I cannot replicate that, can you provide a minimal example? Something like

kitty @ set-colors foreground=red background=gray

or whatever to recreate the issue.

[SolitudeSF]

i couldnt recreate it by specifying colors on the commandline.
but i can reliably recreate it by sourcing this colors.conf:

color0  #4a3637
color8  #402e2e
color1  #d17b49
color9  #ac5d2f
color2  #7b8748
color10 #647035
color3  #af865a
color11 #8f6840
color4  #535c5c
color12 #444b4b
color5  #775759
color13 #614445
color6  #6d715e
color14 #585c49
color7  #c0b18b
color15 #978965

with kitty @ set-colors -a colors.conf. also, in my experience it affects the colors that is supposed to be red.

[SolitudeSF]

actually, you dont need to specify all colors. the red color in the target window gets changed to whatever color was specified last in the config. i can reliably change the red in the terminal to any color from the colorscheme by commenting/uncommenting individual lines. and again, it works only with -a flag even tho it affects one window.

[SolitudeSF]

thank you

[LnLcFlx]

I still have this issue in 0.17.3.

[knezi]

I still have this issue in 0.17.3.

First, this is fixed in 0.17.4, not 0.17.3.

Second, make sure to distinguish between kitty window and wayland window. Remote control only affects windows within one kitty instance. This is quite confusing and maybe should be better specified in the documentation.