Add optional dim foreground color

Add optional color for the dim foreground (`\e[2m;`)
Defaults to 2/3 of the foreground color. (same as other colors).

If a bright color is dimmed, it's displayed as the normal color. The
exception for this is when the bright foreground is dimmed when no
bright foreground color is set. In that case it's treated as a normal
foreground color and dimmed to DimForeground.

To minimize the surprise for the user, the bright and dim colors have
been completely removed from the default configuration file.
Some documentation has also been added to make it clear to users what
these options can be used for.

This fixes #1448.

alacritty.yml

@@ -117,7 +117,15 @@ colors:
   primary:
     background: '0x000000'
     foreground: '0xeaeaea'
-    bright_foreground: '0xeaeaea'
+
+    # (Optional) Bright and Dim foreground colors
+    #
+    # The dimmed foreground color is calculated automatically if it is not present.
+    # If the bright foreground color is not set, or `draw_bold_text_with_bright_colors`
+    # is `false`, the normal foreground color will be used.
+    #
+    # dim_foreground: '0x9a9a9a'
+    # bright_foreground: '0xffffff'
 
   # Colors the cursor will use if `custom_cursor_colors` is true
   cursor:

alacritty_macos.yml

@@ -95,7 +95,15 @@ colors:
   primary:
     background: '0x000000'
     foreground: '0xeaeaea'
-    bright_foreground: '0xeaeaea'
+
+    # (Optional) Bright and Dim foreground colors
+    #
+    # The dimmed foreground color is calculated automatically if it is not present.
+    # If the bright foreground color is not set, or `draw_bold_text_with_bright_colors`
+    # is `false`, the normal foreground color will be used.
+    #
+    # dim_foreground: '0x9a9a9a'
+    # bright_foreground: '0xffffff'
 
   # Colors the cursor will use if `custom_cursor_colors` is true
   cursor:

src/ansi.rs

@@ -560,6 +560,8 @@ pub enum NamedColor {
     DimWhite,
     /// The bright foreground color
     BrightForeground,
+    /// Dim foreground
+    DimForeground,
 }
 
 impl NamedColor {
@@ -574,6 +576,7 @@ impl NamedColor {
             NamedColor::Magenta => NamedColor::BrightMagenta,
             NamedColor::Cyan => NamedColor::BrightCyan,
             NamedColor::White => NamedColor::BrightWhite,
+            NamedColor::DimForeground => NamedColor::Foreground,
             NamedColor::DimBlack => NamedColor::Black,
             NamedColor::DimRed => NamedColor::Red,
             NamedColor::DimGreen => NamedColor::Green,
@@ -596,6 +599,7 @@ impl NamedColor {
             NamedColor::Magenta => NamedColor::DimMagenta,
             NamedColor::Cyan => NamedColor::DimCyan,
             NamedColor::White => NamedColor::DimWhite,
+            NamedColor::Foreground => NamedColor::DimForeground,
             NamedColor::BrightBlack => NamedColor::Black,
             NamedColor::BrightRed => NamedColor::Red,
             NamedColor::BrightGreen => NamedColor::Green,
@@ -604,6 +608,7 @@ impl NamedColor {
             NamedColor::BrightMagenta => NamedColor::Magenta,
             NamedColor::BrightCyan => NamedColor::Cyan,
             NamedColor::BrightWhite => NamedColor::White,
+            NamedColor::BrightForeground => NamedColor::Foreground,
             val => val
         }
     }

src/config.rs

@@ -1023,11 +1023,13 @@ pub struct PrimaryColors {
     pub background: Rgb,
     #[serde(deserialize_with = "rgb_from_hex")]
     pub foreground: Rgb,
-    #[serde(default, deserialize_with = "deserialize_bright_foreground")]
+    #[serde(default, deserialize_with = "deserialize_optional_color")]
     pub bright_foreground: Option<Rgb>,
+    #[serde(default, deserialize_with = "deserialize_optional_color")]
+    pub dim_foreground: Option<Rgb>,
 }
 
-fn deserialize_bright_foreground<'a, D>(deserializer: D) -> ::std::result::Result<Option<Rgb>, D::Error>
+fn deserialize_optional_color<'a, D>(deserializer: D) -> ::std::result::Result<Option<Rgb>, D::Error>
     where D: de::Deserializer<'a>
 {
     match Option::deserialize(deserializer) {
@@ -1049,6 +1051,7 @@ impl Default for PrimaryColors {
             background: Rgb { r: 0, g: 0, b: 0 },
             foreground: Rgb { r: 0xea, g: 0xea, b: 0xea },
             bright_foreground: None,
+            dim_foreground: None,
         }
     }
 }

src/term/color.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::fmt;
 use {Rgb, ansi};
 use config::Colors;
 
-pub const COUNT: usize = 269;
+pub const COUNT: usize = 270;
 
 /// List of indexed colors
 ///
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub const COUNT: usize = 269;
 /// the configured foreground color, item 257 is the configured background
 /// color, item 258 is the cursor foreground color, item 259 is the cursor
 /// background color. Following that are 8 positions for dim colors.
-/// Item 268 is the bright foreground color.
+/// Item 268 is the bright foreground color, 269 the dim foreground.
 #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
 pub struct List([Rgb; COUNT]);
 
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ impl List {
         self[ansi::NamedColor::Cursor]     = colors.cursor.cursor;
 
         // Dims
+        self[ansi::NamedColor::DimForeground] = colors
+            .primary
+            .dim_foreground
+            .unwrap_or(colors.primary.foreground * 0.66);
         match colors.dim {
             Some(ref dim) => {
                 trace!("Using config-provided dim colors");

src/term/mod.rs

@@ -275,11 +275,18 @@ impl<'a> RenderableCellsIter<'a> {
             Color::Spec(rgb) => rgb,
             Color::Named(ansi) => {
                 match (self.config.draw_bold_text_with_bright_colors(), cell.flags & Flags::DIM_BOLD) {
+                    // If no bright foreground is set, treat it like the BOLD flag doesn't exist
+                    (_, self::cell::Flags::DIM_BOLD)
+                        if ansi == NamedColor::Foreground
+                            && self.config.colors().primary.bright_foreground.is_none() =>
+                    {
+                        self.colors[NamedColor::DimForeground]
+                    }
                     // Draw bold text in bright colors *and* contains bold flag.
-                    (true, self::cell::Flags::DIM_BOLD) |
-                    (true, self::cell::Flags::BOLD)     => self.colors[ansi.to_bright()],
+                    (true,  self::cell::Flags::BOLD)     => self.colors[ansi.to_bright()],
                     // Cell is marked as dim and not bold
-                    (_,    self::cell::Flags::DIM)      => self.colors[ansi.to_dim()],
+                    (_,     self::cell::Flags::DIM) |
+                    (false, self::cell::Flags::DIM_BOLD) => self.colors[ansi.to_dim()],
                     // None of the above, keep original color.
                     _ => self.colors[ansi]
                 }