back to og config, and the line is transparent!!

after/plugin/lualine.lua

@@ -15,3 +15,20 @@
 --     section_separators = '',
 --   },
 -- }
+local theme = require("lualine.themes.rose-pine")
+local modes = { "normal", "insert", "visual", "replace", "command", "inactive" }
+for _, mode in ipairs(modes) do
+    theme[mode].c.bg = "none"
+end
+
+
+-- Set lualine as statusline
+-- See `:help lualine.txt`
+require('lualine').setup {
+    options = {
+        icons_enabled = false,
+        theme = theme,
+        component_separators = '|',
+        section_separators = '',
+    },
+}

after/plugin/rose-pine.lua

@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
--- require('rose-pine').setup({
--- 	groups = {
--- 		background = 'none'
--- 	},
---     highlight_groups = {
---         MsgArea = { bg = 'none' },
---     }
--- })
---
--- vim.cmd('colorscheme rose-pine')
---
---
+require('rose-pine').setup({
+    groups = {
+        background = 'none'
+    },
+    highlight_groups = {
+        MsgArea = { bg = 'none' },
+    }
+})
+
+vim.cmd('colorscheme rose-pine')

lua/zynh/packer.lua

@@ -19,18 +19,6 @@ return require('packer').startup(function(use)
     use {
         'rose-pine/neovim',
         as = 'rose-pine',
-        config = function()
-            require('rose-pine').setup({
-                groups = {
-                    background = 'none'
-                },
-                highlight_groups = {
-                    MsgArea = { bg = 'none' },
-                }
-            })
-
-            vim.cmd('colorscheme rose-pine')
-        end
     }
 
     use('nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter', { run = ':TSUpdate' })
@@ -49,25 +37,6 @@ return require('packer').startup(function(use)
     use {
         'nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim',
         after = 'rose-pine',
-        config = function()
-            local theme = require("lualine.themes.rose-pine")
-            local modes = { "normal", "insert", "visual", "replace", "command", "inactive" }
-            for _, mode in ipairs(modes) do
-                theme[mode].c.bg = "none"
-            end
-
-
-            -- Set lualine as statusline
-            -- See `:help lualine.txt`
-            require('lualine').setup {
-                options = {
-                    icons_enabled = false,
-                    theme = 'rose-pine',
-                    component_separators = '|',
-                    section_separators = '',
-                },
-            }
-        end
     }                            -- Fancier statusline
 
     use 'numToStr/Comment.nvim'  -- "gc" to comment visual regions/lines

plugin/packer_compiled.lua

@@ -130,8 +130,10 @@ _G.packer_plugins = {
     url = "https://github.com/VonHeikemen/lsp-zero.nvim"
   },
   ["lualine.nvim"] = {
+    load_after = {},
     loaded = true,
-    path = "/Users/zynh/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/lualine.nvim",
+    needs_bufread = false,
+    path = "/Users/zynh/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/opt/lualine.nvim",
     url = "https://github.com/nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim"
   },
   ["mason-lspconfig.nvim"] = {
@@ -229,6 +231,11 @@ time([[Config for which-key.nvim]], false)
 time([[Conditional loading of telescope-fzf-native.nvim]], true)
   require("packer.load")({"telescope-fzf-native.nvim"}, {}, _G.packer_plugins)
 time([[Conditional loading of telescope-fzf-native.nvim]], false)
+-- Load plugins in order defined by `after`
+time([[Sequenced loading]], true)
+vim.cmd [[ packadd rose-pine ]]
+vim.cmd [[ packadd lualine.nvim ]]
+time([[Sequenced loading]], false)
 
 _G._packer.inside_compile = false
 if _G._packer.needs_bufread == true then