I was inspired by this (number 2) to make my hard-coded strings ugly.
How can I do this in VIM?
Thanks!
A:
Many of the color schemes that come with VIM already do this. You can easily make them uglier if you like. :)
Brian Neal
2009-02-16 01:58:16
Doesn't really address the "How can I..." bit of the question, more the "Can I..." :-)
paxdiablo
2009-02-16 02:57:18
Give me a break. Ok, here ya go. Start up Vim. Go to the edit menu. Choose color schemes. Now try the various schemes until you find one that highlights strings. A lot of them do. Here is one: morning.
Brian Neal
2009-02-16 14:00:49
sounds like gvim... not vim
ThomasGHenry
2009-03-19 04:11:42
Correct. I guess I didn't answer your question then. But, unless you are ssh'ed into another box, why would you use vim over gvim? :)
Brian Neal
2009-03-19 13:12:32
hm... this might be setup dependant. that doesn't work for me. You may have given me enough to hunt and peck my way through it though. Thanks!
ThomasGHenry
2009-02-16 02:20:27
That assumes gvim. For the command-line version, use ctermfg and ctermbg. Plus, you need to tuen syntax highlighting on.
Paul Beckingham
2009-02-16 02:23:02
A:
highlight clear String
highlight link String Error
A bit over the top IMO, so you might want to not make it permanent.
Ant P.
2009-02-16 02:22:26
+4
A:
The language-based files are stored in $VIMRUNTIME/syntax, one .vim file per language, so that's where you need to go to change things.
For example, my C file is stored in C:\Program Files\Vim\vim70\syntax\c.vim and, if you add the following line near the end, before the let b:current_syntax = "c", you'll get the exact effect you require:
hi String guifg=#ff0000 guibg=#ffff00
For text-based VIM, the ctermfg and ctermbg options need to be used instead, something like:
hi String ctermfg=Red ctermbg=Yellow
I haven't tested these since I only use gvim nowadays.
paxdiablo
2009-02-16 02:32:51