Provide another default theme with less troublesome characters

Ref #1652

docs/source/configuration/reference.rst

@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ Common configuration is a subdictionary that is a value of ``common`` key in
 
 ``default_top_theme``
     String, determines which top-level theme will be used as the default. 
-    Defaults to ``powerline`` in unicode locales and ``ascii`` in non-unicode 
-    locales. See `Themes`_ section for more details.
+    Defaults to ``powerline_terminus`` in unicode locales and ``ascii`` in 
+    non-unicode locales. See `Themes`_ section for more details.
 
 Extension-specific configuration
 --------------------------------
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ powerline_unicode7          Theme with powerline dividers and unicode-7 symbols
 unicode                     Theme without any symbols from private use area
 unicode_terminus            Theme containing only symbols from terminus PCF font
 unicode_terminus_condensed  Like above, but occupies as less space as possible
+powerline_terminus          Like unicode_terminus, but with powerline symbols
 ascii                       Theme without any unicode characters at all
 ==========================  ====================================================
 

powerline/__init__.py

@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ def finish_common_config(encoding, common_config):
 	'''
 	encoding = encoding.lower()
 	if encoding.startswith('utf') or encoding.startswith('ucs'):
-		default_top_theme = 'powerline'
+		default_top_theme = 'powerline_terminus'
 	else:
 		default_top_theme = 'ascii'
 

powerline/config_files/themes/powerline.json

@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@
 		},
 		"powerline.segments.vim.visual_range": {
 			"args": {
-				"CTRL_V_text": "{rows} × {vcols}",
-				"v_text_oneline": "C:{vcols}",
-				"v_text_multiline": "L:{rows}",
-				"V_text": "L:{rows}"
+				"CTRL_V_text": "↕{rows} ↔{vcols}",
+				"v_text_oneline": "↔{vcols}",
+				"v_text_multiline": "↕{rows}",
+				"V_text": "⇕{rows}"
 			}
 		},
 		"powerline.segments.vim.readonly_indicator": {

powerline/config_files/themes/powerline_terminus.json

@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+{
+	"dividers": {
+		"left": {
+			"hard": " ",
+			"soft": " "
+		},
+		"right": {
+			"hard": " ",
+			"soft": " "
+		}
+	},
+	"spaces": 1,
+	"segment_data": {
+		"branch": {
+			"before": " "
+		},
+		"stash": {
+			"before": "ST "
+		},
+		"cwd": {
+			"args": {
+				"ellipsis": "…"
+			}
+		},
+
+		"line_current_symbol": {
+			"contents": " "
+		},
+		"player": {
+			"args": {
+				"state_symbols": {
+					"fallback": "♫",
+					"play":     "▶",
+					"pause":    "▮▮",
+					"stop":     "■"
+				}
+			}
+		},
+
+		"time": {
+			"before": ""
+		},
+
+		"powerline.segments.common.net.network_load": {
+			"args": {
+				"recv_format": "⇓ {value:>8}",
+				"sent_format": "⇑ {value:>8}"
+			}
+		},
+		"powerline.segments.common.net.hostname": {
+			"before": " "
+		},
+		"powerline.segments.common.bat.battery": {
+			"args": {
+				"full_heart": "♥",
+				"empty_heart": "♥",
+				"online": "⚡︎",
+				"offline": " "
+			}
+		},
+		"powerline.segments.common.sys.uptime": {
+			"before": "↑  "
+		},
+		"powerline.segments.common.mail.email_imap_alert": {
+			"before": "MAIL "
+		},
+		"powerline.segments.common.env.virtualenv": {
+			"before": "(e) "
+		},
+		"powerline.segments.common.wthr.weather": {
+			"args": {
+				"icons": {
+					"day":           "DAY",
+					"blustery":      "WIND",
+					"rainy":         "RAIN",
+					"cloudy":        "CLOUDS",
+					"snowy":         "SNOW",
+					"stormy":        "STORM",
+					"foggy":         "FOG",
+					"sunny":         "SUN",
+					"night":         "NIGHT",
+					"windy":         "WINDY",
+					"not_available": "NA",
+					"unknown":       "UKN"
+				}
+			}
+		},
+		"powerline.segments.common.time.fuzzy_time": {
+			"args": {
+				"unicode_text": true
+			}
+		},
+
+		"powerline.segments.vim.mode": {
+			"args": {
+				"override": {
+					"n":  "NORMAL",
+					"no": "N·OPER",
+					"v":  "VISUAL",
+					"V":  "V·LINE",
+					"^V": "V·BLCK",
+					"s":  "SELECT",
+					"S":  "S·LINE",
+					"^S": "S·BLCK",
+					"i":  "INSERT",
+					"R":  "RPLACE",
+					"Rv": "V·RPLC",
+					"c":  "COMMND",
+					"cv": "VIM·EX",
+					"ce": "NRM·EX",
+					"r":  "PROMPT",
+					"rm": "-MORE-",
+					"r?": "CNFIRM",
+					"!":  "!SHELL"
+				}
+			}
+		},
+		"powerline.segments.vim.visual_range": {
+			"args": {
+				"CTRL_V_text": "↕{rows} ↔{vcols}",
+				"v_text_oneline": "↔{vcols}",
+				"v_text_multiline": "↕{rows}",
+				"V_text": "⇕{rows}"
+			}
+		},
+		"powerline.segments.vim.readonly_indicator": {
+			"args": {
+				"text": ""
+			}
+		},
+		"powerline.segments.vim.modified_indicator": {
+			"args": {
+				"text": "+"
+			}
+		},
+
+		"powerline.segments.i3wm.scratchpad": {
+			"args": {
+				"icons": {
+					"fresh": "●",
+					"changed": "○"
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}