On Sat, Feb 03, 2007 at 08:53:27PM -0500, Stephen wrote: > On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 12:31:29AM +0000 or thereabouts, Liam O'Toole wrote: > > On Sat, 3 Feb 2007 01:44:18 -0500 > > Stephen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hello Friends: > > > > > > After upgrading to Etch, vim doesn't show colour syntax anymore. > > > > > > I've checked all the places I can find a vimrc and/or .vimrc, > > > ensuring that each has 'syntax on'. Still, I'm not getting syntax > > > colouring. > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > > In my case I add the line 'syntax on' to /etc/vim/vimrc, and it works > > for all users. What happens if you issue the command ':syntax on' > > during a vim session? Does it work then? > > Liam, unfortuantely no.
What type of file are you trying to edit? What error message do you get? Is this with a clean .vimrc file? -- Chris. ====== Don't forget to check that your /etc/apt/sources.lst entries point to etch and not testing, otherwise you may end up with a broken system once etch goes stable. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]