Monique Y. Herman declaimed: > I'm mucking with syntax highlighting in vim (specifically, I like dark > backgrounds, but the red (for strings) and the blue (for comments) are > almost impossible for me to read). > > How do I know which color names are available for a given colordepth? I > assume that using 'set t_Co=16' is going to give me fewer color options > than if I set that to, say, 256 (and would any terminals support 256?). > > Thanks in advance for any advice!
Well, aside from adjusting your brightness and contrast ;-) try :help syntax Down at item 16. (in my version) is a bunch of stuff about xterms. Everything in vim seems to be customizable, the eternal question is whether it's worth figuring out how... PM -- Paul Mackinney [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]