Allow setting :opt:active_border_color to `none` to not draw a border around the active window

Fixes #805
Fixes #1491

docs/changelog.rst

@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ To update |kitty|, :doc:`follow the instructions <binary>`.
 - Only update the selected text to clipboard when the selection is finished,
   not continuously as it is updated. (:iss:`1460`)
 
+- Allow setting :opt:`active_border_color` to ``none`` to not draw a border
+  around the active window (:iss:`805`)
+
 
 0.13.3 [2019-01-19]
 ------------------------------

kitty/borders.py

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class Borders:
         self.tab_id = tab_id
         self.border_width = border_width
         self.padding_width = padding_width
+        self.draw_active_borders = opts.active_border_color is not None
 
     def __call__(
         self,
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ class Borders:
             window_bg = (window_bg << 8) | BorderColor.window_bg
             if draw_borders:
                 # Draw the border rectangles
-                if w is active_window:
+                if w is active_window and self.draw_active_borders:
                     color = BorderColor.active
                 else:
                     color = BorderColor.bell if w.needs_attention else BorderColor.inactive

kitty/boss.py

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from .fast_data_types import (
     set_clipboard_string, set_in_sequence_mode, toggle_fullscreen
 )
 from .keys import get_shortcut, shortcut_matches
-from .layout import set_draw_minimal_borders
+from .layout import set_draw_borders_options
 from .remote_control import handle_cmd
 from .rgb import Color, color_from_int
 from .session import create_session
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class DumpCommands:  # {{{
 class Boss:
 
     def __init__(self, os_window_id, opts, args, cached_values, new_os_window_trigger):
-        set_draw_minimal_borders(opts)
+        set_draw_borders_options(opts)
         self.clipboard_buffers = {}
         self.update_check_process = None
         self.window_id_map = WeakValueDictionary()

kitty/conf/utils.py

@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ def to_color(x):
     return as_color(x, validate=True)
 
 
+def to_color_or_none(x):
+    if x.lower() == 'none':
+        return
+    return to_color(x)
+
+
 def positive_int(x):
     return max(0, int(x))
 

kitty/config_data.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from . import fast_data_types as defines
 from .conf.definition import option_func
 from .conf.utils import (
     choices, positive_float, positive_int, to_bool, to_cmdline, to_color,
-    unit_float
+    to_color_or_none, unit_float
 )
 from .constants import config_dir, is_macos
 from .fast_data_types import CURSOR_BEAM, CURSOR_BLOCK, CURSOR_UNDERLINE
@@ -567,8 +567,9 @@ Negative values will cause the value of :opt:`window_margin_width` to be used in
 o('window_padding_width', 0.0, option_type=positive_float, long_text=_('''
 The window padding (in pts) (blank area between the text and the window border)'''))
 
-o('active_border_color', '#00ff00', option_type=to_color, long_text=_('''
-The color for the border of the active window'''))
+o('active_border_color', '#00ff00', option_type=to_color_or_none, long_text=_('''
+The color for the border of the active window. Set this to none to not draw borders
+around the active window.'''))
 
 o('inactive_border_color', '#cccccc', option_type=to_color, long_text=_('''
 The color for the border of inactive windows'''))

kitty/layout.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ cell_width = cell_height = 20
 all_borders = True, True, True, True
 no_borders = False, False, False, False
 draw_minimal_borders = False
+draw_active_borders = True
 
 
 def idx_for_id(win_id, windows):
@@ -25,9 +26,10 @@ def idx_for_id(win_id, windows):
             return i
 
 
-def set_draw_minimal_borders(opts):
-    global draw_minimal_borders
+def set_draw_borders_options(opts):
+    global draw_minimal_borders, draw_active_borders
     draw_minimal_borders = opts.draw_minimal_borders and opts.window_margin_width == 0
+    draw_active_borders = opts.active_border_color is not None
 
 
 def layout_dimension(start_at, length, cell_length, decoration_pairs, left_align=False, bias=None):
@@ -392,13 +394,16 @@ class Layout:  # {{{
 
     def resolve_borders(self, windows, active_window):
         if draw_minimal_borders:
-            needs_borders_map = {w.id: (w is active_window or w.needs_attention) for w in windows}
+            needs_borders_map = {w.id: ((w is active_window and draw_active_borders) or w.needs_attention) for w in windows}
             yield from self.minimal_borders(windows, active_window, needs_borders_map)
         else:
             yield from Layout.minimal_borders(self, windows, active_window, None)
 
     def minimal_borders(self, windows, active_window, needs_borders_map):
         for w in windows:
+            if w is active_window and not draw_active_borders and not w.needs_attention:
+                yield no_borders
+            else:
                 yield all_borders
 # }}}
 

kitty/state.c

@@ -291,8 +291,11 @@ os_window_regions(OSWindow *os_window, Region *central, Region *tab_bar) {
 #define KK5I(name) PYWRAP1(name) { id_type a, b; unsigned int c, d, e, f, g; PA("KKIIIII", &a, &b, &c, &d, &e, &f, &g); name(a, b, c, d, e, f, g); Py_RETURN_NONE; }
 #define BOOL_SET(name) PYWRAP1(set_##name) { global_state.name = PyObject_IsTrue(args); Py_RETURN_NONE; }
 
+static color_type default_color = 0;
+
 static inline color_type
 color_as_int(PyObject *color) {
+    if (color == Py_None && default_color) return default_color;
     if (!PyTuple_Check(color)) { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Not a color tuple"); return 0; }
 #define I(n, s) ((PyLong_AsUnsignedLong(PyTuple_GET_ITEM(color, n)) & 0xff) << s)
     return (I(0, 16) | I(1, 8) | I(2, 0)) & 0xffffff;
@@ -387,7 +390,9 @@ PYWRAP1(set_options) {
     S(url_color, color_as_int);
     S(background, color_as_int);
     S(foreground, color_as_int);
+    default_color = 0x00ff00;
     S(active_border_color, color_as_int);
+    default_color = 0;
     S(inactive_border_color, color_as_int);
     S(bell_border_color, color_as_int);
     S(repaint_delay, repaint_delay);