feat(ui)!: improve user experience wrt transparent bg

As per #864. Using the alternative method.

lua/core/event.lua

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("BufEnter", {
 		local layout = vim.api.nvim_call_function("winlayout", {})
 		if
 			layout[1] == "leaf"
-			and vim.api.nvim_buf_get_option(vim.api.nvim_win_get_buf(layout[2]), "filetype") == "NvimTree"
+			and vim.api.nvim_get_option_value("filetype", { buf = vim.api.nvim_win_get_buf(layout[2]) }) == "NvimTree"
 			and layout[3] == nil
 		then
 			vim.api.nvim_command([[confirm quit]])

lua/core/options.lua

@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@ local function load_options()
 	local global_local = {
 		-- backupdir = global.cache_dir .. "backup/",
 		-- directory = global.cache_dir .. "swap/",
-		-- pumblend = 10,
 		-- spellfile = global.cache_dir .. "spell/en.uft-8.add",
 		-- viewdir = global.cache_dir .. "view/",
-		-- winblend = 10,
 		autoindent = true,
 		autoread = true,
 		autowrite = true,
@@ -53,6 +51,7 @@ local function load_options()
 		mousescroll = "ver:3,hor:6",
 		number = true,
 		previewheight = 12,
+		pumblend = 10,
 		pumheight = 15,
 		redrawtime = 1500,
 		relativenumber = true,
@@ -95,6 +94,7 @@ local function load_options()
 		whichwrap = "h,l,<,>,[,],~",
 		wildignore = ".git,.hg,.svn,*.pyc,*.o,*.out,*.jpg,*.jpeg,*.png,*.gif,*.zip,**/tmp/**,*.DS_Store,**/node_modules/**,**/bower_modules/**",
 		wildignorecase = true,
+		winblend = 10,
 		winminwidth = 10,
 		winwidth = 30,
 		wrap = false,

lua/modules/configs/ui/bufferline.lua

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ return function()
 			highlights = require("catppuccin.groups.integrations.bufferline").get({
 				styles = { "italic", "bold" },
 				custom = {
-					mocha = {
+					all = {
 						-- Hint
 						hint = { fg = cp.rosewater },
 						hint_visible = { fg = cp.rosewater },

lua/modules/configs/ui/catppuccin.lua

@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ return function()
 					TroubleNormal = { bg = transparent_background and cp.none or cp.base },
 
 					-- For telescope.nvim
+					TelescopeMatching = { fg = cp.lavender },
 					TelescopeResultsDiffAdd = { fg = cp.green },
 					TelescopeResultsDiffChange = { fg = cp.yellow },
 					TelescopeResultsDiffDelete = { fg = cp.red },

lua/modules/configs/ui/lualine.lua

@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ return function()
 
 		lsp = {
 			function()
-				local buf_ft = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_option(0, "filetype")
+				local buf_ft = vim.api.nvim_get_option_value("filetype", { scope = "local" })
 				local clients = vim.lsp.get_active_clients()
 				local lsp_lists = {}
 				local available_servers = {}
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ return function()
 					return venv
 				end
 
-				if vim.api.nvim_buf_get_option(0, "filetype") == "python" then
+				if vim.api.nvim_get_option_value("filetype", { scope = "local" }) == "python" then
 					local venv = os.getenv("CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV")
 					if venv then
 						return string.format("%s", env_cleanup(venv))
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ return function()
 
 		tabwidth = {
 			function()
-				return icons.ui.Tab .. vim.api.nvim_buf_get_option(0, "shiftwidth")
+				return icons.ui.Tab .. vim.api.nvim_get_option_value("shiftwidth", { scope = "local" })
 			end,
 			padding = 1,
 		},

lua/modules/configs/ui/notify.lua

@@ -1,25 +1,29 @@
 return function()
 	local notify = require("notify")
+	local colors = require("modules.utils").get_palette()
 	local icons = {
 		diagnostics = require("modules.utils.icons").get("diagnostics"),
 		ui = require("modules.utils.icons").get("ui"),
 	}
 
 	notify.setup({
 		---@usage Animation style one of { "fade", "slide", "fade_in_slide_out", "static" }
-		stages = "slide",
+		stages = "fade",
 		---@usage Function called when a new window is opened, use for changing win settings/config
-		on_open = nil,
+		on_open = function(win)
+			vim.api.nvim_set_option_value("winblend", 0, { scope = "local", win = win })
+			vim.api.nvim_win_set_config(win, { zindex = 90 })
+		end,
 		---@usage Function called when a window is closed
 		on_close = nil,
 		---@usage timeout for notifications in ms, default 5000
 		timeout = 2000,
 		-- @usage User render fps value
-		fps = 30,
+		fps = 20,
 		-- Render function for notifications. See notify-render()
 		render = "default",
 		---@usage highlight behind the window for stages that change opacity
-		background_colour = "Normal",
+		background_colour = colors.base,
 		---@usage minimum width for notification windows
 		minimum_width = 50,
 		---@usage notifications with level lower than this would be ignored. [ERROR > WARN > INFO > DEBUG > TRACE]

lua/modules/configs/ui/scrollview.lua

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ return function()
 	require("scrollview").setup({
 		scrollview_mode = "virtual",
 		excluded_filetypes = { "NvimTree", "terminal", "nofile" },
-		winblend = 55,
+		winblend = 0,
 		signs_on_startup = { "diagnostics", "folds", "marks", "search", "spell" },
 		diagnostics_error_symbol = icons.diagnostics.Error,
 		diagnostics_warn_symbol = icons.diagnostics.Warning,

lua/modules/configs/ui/specs.lua

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ return function()
 			inc_ms = 10, -- time increments used for fade/resize effects
 			blend = 10, -- starting blend, between 0-100 (fully transparent), see :h winblend
 			width = 10,
-			winhl = "PMenu",
+			winhl = "PmenuSbar",
 			fader = require("specs").pulse_fader,
 			resizer = require("specs").shrink_resizer,
 		},

lua/modules/utils/icons.lua

@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ local data = {
 	misc = {
 		Campass = "󰀹",
 		Code = "",
-		EscapeST = "",
 		Gavel = "",
 		Glass = "󰂖",
 		NoActiveLsp = "󱚧",