From c65e2bf134d736b8558e407d0213032cd035e0a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: alice pellerin <thealicepellerin@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:58:27 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] update secondary selection head color

---
 src/app/widget.rs    |  2 +-
 src/buffer/widget.rs | 12 ++++++------
 src/custom_greys.rs  |  9 +++++++--
 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/app/widget.rs b/src/app/widget.rs
index 5d68471..cdbf039 100644
--- a/src/app/widget.rs
+++ b/src/app/widget.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ impl App {
 
 fn tab_for(buffer: &Buffer, is_active: bool) -> Span<'static> {
 	let background = if is_active {
-		Color::select_grey()
+		Color::selection_tail_grey()
 	} else {
 		Color::ui_grey()
 	};
diff --git a/src/buffer/widget.rs b/src/buffer/widget.rs
index 404fa65..fd900b9 100644
--- a/src/buffer/widget.rs
+++ b/src/buffer/widget.rs
@@ -260,15 +260,15 @@ use ratatui::{style::{Color, Style, Stylize}, text::Span};
 				
 				match place_in_cursor {
 					InCursor::Head => span.bg(head_color),
-					InCursor::Rest => span.bg(Color::select_grey()),
+					InCursor::Rest => span.bg(Color::selection_tail_grey()),
 				}
 			} else {
 				match self.cursors
 					.iter()
 					.find_map(|cursor| cursor.contains(address))
 				{
-					Some(InCursor::Head) => span.on_gray(),
-					Some(InCursor::Rest) => span.bg(Color::select_grey()),
+					Some(InCursor::Head) => span.bg(Color::secondary_selection_head_grey()),
+					Some(InCursor::Rest) => span.bg(Color::selection_tail_grey()),
 					None => span,
 				}
 			}
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ use ratatui::{style::{Color, Style, Stylize}, text::Span};
 					.chain(&self.cursors)
 					.any(|cursor| cursor.contains_space_before(address))
 			{
-				span.bg(Color::select_grey())
+				span.bg(Color::selection_tail_grey())
 			} else {
 				span
 			}
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ use ratatui::{style::{Color, Style, Stylize}, text::Span};
 				.chain(&self.cursors)
 				.any(|cursor| cursor.contains_space_before(address))
 			{
-				span.bg(Color::select_grey())
+				span.bg(Color::selection_tail_grey())
 			} else {
 				span
 			}
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ mod character_panel {
 				.chain(&self.cursors)
 				.find_map(|cursor| cursor.contains(address))
 			{
-				Some(InCursor::Head) => span.bg(Color::select_grey()),
+				Some(InCursor::Head) => span.bg(Color::selection_tail_grey()),
 				Some(InCursor::Rest) => span.on_dark_gray(),
 				None => span,
 			}
diff --git a/src/custom_greys.rs b/src/custom_greys.rs
index 817257b..ff4cf3e 100644
--- a/src/custom_greys.rs
+++ b/src/custom_greys.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 use ratatui::style::Color;
 
 pub trait CustomGreys {
-	fn select_grey() -> Self;
+	fn selection_tail_grey() -> Self;
+	fn secondary_selection_head_grey() -> Self;
 	fn ui_grey() -> Self;
 }
 
 impl CustomGreys for Color {
-	fn select_grey() -> Self {
+	fn selection_tail_grey() -> Self {
 		Self::Indexed(242)
 	}
 	
+	fn secondary_selection_head_grey() -> Self {
+		Self::Indexed(246)
+	}
+	
 	fn ui_grey() -> Self {
 		Self::Indexed(238)
 	}