.TH KAKOUNE 1 "" "" "FACES"

.SS Declaration
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A "face" refers how the specified text is displayed, it has a foreground color, a background color, and some attributes. The value of a face has the following format:
.IR fg_color[,bg_color][+attributes]

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.BR fg_color ", " bg_color
a color whose value can be expressed in the following formats:
.RS 7
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.BR black ", " red ", " green ", " yellow ", " blue ", " magenta ", " cyan ", " white
a named color
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.BR default
keep the existing color
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.BR rgb:RRGGBB
hexadecimal value
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.BR attributes
string whose individual letters set an attribute:
.RS 7
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.BR u
underline
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.BR r
reverse
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.BR b
bold
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.BR B
blink
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.BR d
dim
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.BR i
italic
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.BR e
exclusive, override previous faces instead of merging with them
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.SS Builtin faces
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The following default faces are used by color schemes to highlight certains areas of the user interface:

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.BR Default
default colors
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.BR PrimarySelection
main selection face for every selected character except the cursor
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.BR SecondarySelection
secondary selection face for every selected character except the cursor
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.BR PrimaryCursor
cursor of the primary selection
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.BR SecondaryCursor
cursor of the secondary selection
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.BR LineNumbers
face used by the number_lines highlighter
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.BR LineNumberAbsolute
face used to highlight the line number of the main selection
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.BR MenuForeground
face for the selected element in menus
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.BR MenuBackground
face for the not selected elements in menus
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.BR Information
face for the informations windows and information messages
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.BR Error
face of error messages
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.BR StatusLine
face used for the status line
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.BR StatusCursor
face used for the status line cursor
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.BR Prompt
face used prompt displayed on the status line
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.BR MatchingChar
face used by the show_matching highlighter
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.BR Search
face used to highlight search results