I'm learning Vim for programming on my lubuntu laptop, but the dark blue color for comments makes my eyes melt. It looks better when using :set background=dark but it does not seem to remember this between sessions. I am a bit scared of changing the syncolor.vim file. Is there another way to make Vim remember this setting?
asked Aug 13 '13 at 2:13
Short answer: add that line (without the colon) to your ~/.vimrc file
set background=dark
Yup, just edit the vi settings file with vi. Create it if it doesn't exist. You can also address syntax coloring individually. Add this to .vimrc:
hi Comment term=none ctermfg=magenta guifg=Magenta
Vim also supports entire, ridiculously complex suites of syntax color schemes. This comes down to picking a scheme you like from, say vimninjas.com or vim.org, dropping the color scheme file (molokai.vim, say) into the ~/.vim/colors directory that you made just now, and adding this to .vimrc:
colorscheme molokai
Other programmer-friendly .vimrc settings I think you'll like:
set scrolloff=3
set incsearch
set hlsearch
hi IncSearch ctermfg=blue ctermbg=white
Those affect searching, and adjust the view when you move near the top or bottom edge. Add that last line BTW, only if you don't set a color scheme. Yet another thing: I usually find the answer to tricky Vim topics somewhere on vim.wikia.
