When writing and experimenting with themes I've noticed that if there is anything wrong with a theme (syntax error, missing key, misspelled key) and you try to select it with :theme <mytheme> the error is always:
Invalid theme: 'ui.selection' required
This message shows up even when ui.selection is present and is most of the time completely irrelevant to the actual issue with the theme. I like the theming in Helix but this makes it a lot harder to work with. I'd prefer individual errors for, say:
- Syntax errors like missing commas, with line number.
- Non-existent/misspelled keys.
- Required keys that aren't implemented, specifying which key it is.
When writing and experimenting with themes I've noticed that if there is anything wrong with a theme (syntax error, missing key, misspelled key) and you try to select it with
:theme <mytheme>the error is always:Invalid theme: 'ui.selection' requiredThis message shows up even when
ui.selectionis present and is most of the time completely irrelevant to the actual issue with the theme. I like the theming in Helix but this makes it a lot harder to work with. I'd prefer individual errors for, say: