How do I change the vimrc to have the comments in my code italicized?
in my vimrc file i have:
highlight Comment ctermfg=blue
that makes the comment blue.
A:
How do you edit .vimrc?
vi ~/.vimrc
Does that not work? By default, it's looked for in your home directory.
Shawn D.
2010-08-16 15:10:19
sorry question wrongly phrased, have fixed.
Hermann Ingjaldsson
2010-08-16 17:01:30
+4
A:
highlight Comment cterm=italic
You'll need a font with an italic set and a terminal capable of displaying italics. Also, if you're using a color scheme other than the default, the above line should come after the color scheme is loaded in your ~/.vimrc
michaelmichael
2010-08-16 16:00:02
why should it be in a special color scheme file?i find it more convenient to have all the customization in one.is there any website where they show how to get this done?
Hermann Ingjaldsson
2010-08-16 16:07:32
See my edit. It can be in your `~/.vimrc`, but it should come after the color scheme file is loaded, so that the color scheme file doesn't override your customizations. If you're not using a color scheme file (and it sounds like you aren't), don't worry about it.
michaelmichael
2010-08-16 16:12:23
@Hermann that's not a trouble at all. It feels quite natural once You get used to it. Many programs are configured with these .*rc files on unix based systems.
Arnis L.
2010-08-18 21:27:49
so where can i find the fonts with an italic set and is my terminal on kubuntu able to display italics?
Hermann Ingjaldsson
2010-08-18 21:35:00
A:
michaelmichael's answer should solve it for most cases. But, just in case you need this for a font in gvim that doesn't have italics (but oblique or something instead), you can try something like this in ~/.gvimrc
highlight Comment font=Bitstream_Vera_Sans_Mono_Oblique:h14
where h14 is the font size. This font should have the same cell size as your normal font though, so don't use an altogether different font.
Zubin
2010-08-18 21:21:56