From d8af7e2c887936ef6fe6df399a02af2374d5a614 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kovid Goyal <kovid@kovidgoyal.net>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:59:46 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Add an option to control highlighting of moved lines

---
 docs/changelog.rst     | 2 ++
 kittens/diff/main.py   | 8 ++++++--
 kittens/diff/patch.go  | 2 +-
 kittens/diff/render.go | 6 +++---
 4 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 4e5a84f2b..bf0dfad8b 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ Detailed list of changes
 0.46.1 [future]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+- diff kitten: Highlight moved lines using a different background color (:opt:`kitten-diff.mark_moved_lines`) (:iss:`3241`)
+
 - Fix a regression that broke ``kitten update-self`` (:iss:`9642`)
 
 - macOS: Clear bell alert badge on dock icon on mouse/keyboard activity (:iss:`9640`)
diff --git a/kittens/diff/main.py b/kittens/diff/main.py
index 808e59644..9d6ed6ca4 100644
--- a/kittens/diff/main.py
+++ b/kittens/diff/main.py
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ Can be specified multiple times to use multiple patterns. For example::
 ''',
     )
 
+opt('mark_moved_lines', 'yes', option_type='to_bool', long_text='''
+Highlight lines that are moved, that is removed from the left and added to the right
+differently, using the :opt:`moved_bg` color.''')
+
 opt('word_diff_mode', 'words', choices=('words', 'central'),
     long_text='''
 The algorithm to use for highlighting which parts of changed lines differ.
@@ -153,10 +157,10 @@ opt('added_margin_bg', '#cdffd8', option_type='to_color')
 opt('dark_added_margin_bg', '#31503d', option_type='to_color')
 
 opt('moved_bg', '#fffde7', option_type='to_color', long_text='Moved text backgrounds (same text that was removed in one place and added in another)')
-opt('dark_moved_bg', '#2c2200', option_type='to_color')
+opt('dark_moved_bg', '#003333', option_type='to_color')
 
 opt('moved_margin_bg', '#fff3b0', option_type='to_color')
-opt('dark_moved_margin_bg', '#4a3800', option_type='to_color')
+opt('dark_moved_margin_bg', '#00495b', option_type='to_color')
 
 opt('filler_bg', '#fafbfc', option_type='to_color', long_text='Filler (empty) line background')
 opt('dark_filler_bg', '#262c36', option_type='to_color')
diff --git a/kittens/diff/patch.go b/kittens/diff/patch.go
index b1779a52e..9df622ad7 100644
--- a/kittens/diff/patch.go
+++ b/kittens/diff/patch.go
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ func parse_patch(raw string, left_lines, right_lines []string) (ans *Patch, err
 		ans.largest_line_number = ans.all_hunks[len(ans.all_hunks)-1].largest_line_number
 	}
 	err = ans.compute_centers(left_lines, right_lines)
-	if err == nil {
+	if err == nil && conf.Mark_moved_lines {
 		ans.detect_moved_lines(left_lines, right_lines)
 	}
 	return
diff --git a/kittens/diff/render.go b/kittens/diff/render.go
index e8db88c0a..9dfd7046e 100644
--- a/kittens/diff/render.go
+++ b/kittens/diff/render.go
@@ -547,9 +547,9 @@ type DiffData struct {
 	left_path, right_path       string
 	available_cols, margin_size int
 
-	left_lines, right_lines   []string
-	left_moved_lines          *utils.Set[int]
-	right_moved_lines         *utils.Set[int]
+	left_lines, right_lines []string
+	left_moved_lines        *utils.Set[int]
+	right_moved_lines       *utils.Set[int]
 }
 
 func hunk_title(hunk *Hunk) string {