use 256 colors, if available

themes/steeef.zsh-theme

@@ -19,6 +19,20 @@ colors
 autoload -U add-zsh-hook
 autoload -Uz vcs_info
 
+#use extended color pallete if available
+if [ $TERM = "xterm-256color" ]; then
+    turquoise="%F{81}"
+    orange="%F{166}"
+    purple="%F{135}"
+    hotpink="%F{161}"
+    limegreen="%F{118}"
+else
+    turquoise="$fg[cyan]"
+    orange="$fg[yellow]"
+    purple="$fg[magenta]"
+    hotpink="$fg[red]"
+    limegreen="$fg[green]"
+fi
 
 # enable VCS systems you use
 zstyle ':vcs_info:*' enable git svn
@@ -35,10 +49,10 @@ zstyle ':vcs_info:*:prompt:*' check-for-changes true
 # %R - repository path
 # %S - path in the repository
 PR_RST="%{${reset_color}%}"
-FMT_BRANCH="(%{$fg[magenta]%}%b%u%c${PR_RST})"
+FMT_BRANCH="(%{$turquoise%}%b%u%c${PR_RST})"
-FMT_ACTION="(%{$fg[green]%}%a${PR_RST})"
+FMT_ACTION="(%{$limegreen%}%a${PR_RST})"
-FMT_UNSTAGED="%{$fg[yellow]%}●"
+FMT_UNSTAGED="%{$orange%}●"
-FMT_STAGED="%{$fg[green]%}●"
+FMT_STAGED="%{$limegreen%}●"
 
 zstyle ':vcs_info:*:prompt:*' unstagedstr   "${FMT_UNSTAGED}"
 zstyle ':vcs_info:*:prompt:*' stagedstr     "${FMT_STAGED}"
@@ -68,9 +82,9 @@ function steeef_precmd {
     # check for untracked files or updated submodules, since vcs_info doesn't
     if [[ ! -z $(git ls-files --other --exclude-standard 2> /dev/null) ]]; then
         PR_GIT_UPDATE=1
-        FMT_BRANCH="(%{$fg[magenta]%}%b%u%c%{$fg[red]%}●${PR_RST})"
+        FMT_BRANCH="(%{$turquoise%}%b%u%c%{$hotpink%}●${PR_RST})"
     else
-        FMT_BRANCH="(%{$fg[magenta]%}%b%u%c${PR_RST})"
+        FMT_BRANCH="(%{$turquoise%}%b%u%c${PR_RST})"
     fi
     zstyle ':vcs_info:*:prompt:*' formats       "${FMT_BRANCH}"
 
@@ -82,5 +96,5 @@ function steeef_precmd {
 add-zsh-hook precmd steeef_precmd
 
 PROMPT=$'
-%{$fg[magenta]%}%n%{$reset_color%} at %{$fg[yellow]%}%m%{$reset_color%} in %{$fg_bold[green]%}%~%{$reset_color%} $vcs_info_msg_0_
+%{$purple%}%n%{$reset_color%} at %{$orange%}%m%{$reset_color%} in %{$limegreen%}%~%{$reset_color%} $vcs_info_msg_0_
 $(virtualenv_info)$ '