Changes:
- Add automatic TTY detection (TERM=linux, screen, builtin)
- Disable true color mode in TTY for compatibility
- Use ASCII separators instead of powerline fonts in TTY
- Fallback to default colorscheme for 16-color terminals
- Disable cursorline in TTY for better performance
- Simplify signcolumn to 'auto' in TTY
- Disable FZF preview windows in TTY
- Skip auto-opening NERDTree in TTY for faster startup
- Use simpler status line in TTY environments
- Reduce syntax highlighting complexity (synmaxcol=120)
- Disable syntax for files >512KB in TTY
- Add informative message on first TTY run
Benefits for TTY users:
- Faster startup time
- Better performance in resource-constrained environments
- No font dependency issues
- Compatible with basic 16-color terminals
- Works on Linux console, serial terminals
- Optimized for remote sessions over slow connections
All optimizations are automatic - no configuration needed.
Changes:
- Replaced checkmarks with plain text in README.md
- Replaced emoji icons with [OK] in install.sh
- Changed ALE error/warning signs from unicode to ASCII (X and !)
- Removed rocket emoji from QUICKSTART.md
- All output now uses simple ASCII characters
Follows KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) principle for better:
- Terminal compatibility
- Accessibility
- Readability in all environments
- No font dependencies
