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 if you encounter a bug, please reproduce it with this [minivimrc][g] repository i created and file an issue.  please provide your operating system and vim version/patch level (can be found with `:version`).  a reproducible gist would be hugely helpful.
 
-## dark theme with a regular font
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-![img](screenshots/dark.png)
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-## dark theme with powerline symbols
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-![img](screenshots/dark-powerline.png)
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-## simple theme
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-![img](screenshots/simple.png)
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-## light theme
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-![img](screenshots/light.png)
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-## badwolf theme with [bufferline][f] integration
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-![img](screenshots/badwolf.png)
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 # contributions
 
 contributions and pull requests are welcome.  please follow the existing coding style as much as possible.