Re: Vim colour syntax

[cga2000 <cga2000@optonline.net>]

On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 10:59:47AM EST, Michael Pobega wrote:
> cga2000 wrote:
> >On Sat, Feb 03, 2007 at 08:51:03PM EST, Stephen wrote:

<snip>

> >output of:
> >
> >$ vim --version
> >
> >?

> Actually, just /sudo aptitude install vim-full/. 

???

among other things, vim --version lists the capabilities of the
installed version ..  includes syntax highlighting.

see also ":help ve" in vim.

Other things the OP could check:

:set compatible?
:set t_Co?
:echo g:colors_name

> I had the same problem on Ubuntu a while back, and it took me a week
> to figure out how to get syntax highlighting to work.

You should have posted on the vim@vim.org mailing list.  

Thanks,

cga