Example doesn't work (any more?)

[smurfix]

Hello,

    vim.api.nvim_set_option("background", "dark")

These days this statement seems to not do a lot. set background still says dark after startup.

This works, at least on my NVIM 0.7.2 (Debian Stable) installation:

    vim.wo.background='dark'

[f-person]

Hi!

In the code, we're now using vim.api.nvim_set_option_value("background", background, {}). I assume the API changed or something, I'll fix the example :)

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BTW, you don't really have to define set_light_mode, or set_dark_mode. As long as your colorscheme is configured, just calling setup will work. My current config with catppuccin is:

require("auto-dark-mode").setup({ update_interval = 5000 })

[smurfix]

As long as your colorscheme is configured, just calling setup will work

That's only true as long as you don't need/want to adjust anything else while you're at it. 😎

[f-person]

That's true! :)
Thanks for the issue, l'll fix the docs soon!

[nekowinston]

What's curious is that I'm on nvim v0.9.2;
:lua vim.api.nvim_set_option("background", "dark") still works for me, and I don't see it marked as deprecated in the docs either.
Since window options are higher in priority than global options, perhaps a window option value is set in your case, so changing it in the global scope doesn't do anything.

[smurfix]

That's certainly plausible, the question now is where that setting comes from. Testing shows that there's a "background=light" option set on my system even if I run nvim -u NONE (and it's not there when I start nvim with dark background). So apparently nvim does that by itself if you run it in an environment where it can figure that out.

In any case it seems prudent to ignore this mess and simply change the window's option.