VIM - no syntax highlighting on console

[Johann Koenig]

On Sat, 02 Aug 2003 22:20:06 +0200
Jaque Moreau <mr.wimpy@firemail.de> wrote:

> there is no syntax highlighting on console, only under xterm.
>
> syntax on is enabled in global vimrc.
>
> where should I dig further?
>
> what information do you need?

In command mode (in VI), type ":syntax on" and see if that fixes it. I would suppose, if it does, that either the global vimrc does not set it on, or it is set off by another config file somewhere.

It should not be an issue of the console supporting color, because it works for me without any kind of framebuffer, etc.
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[Jaque Moreau]

Johann Koenig schrieb im Artikel <gcAa.3Bm.17@gated-at.bofh.it>:

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> On Sat, 02 Aug 2003 22:20:06 +0200
> Jaque Moreau <mr.wimpy@firemail.de> wrote:
>

>> there is no syntax highlighting on console, only under xterm.
>>
>> syntax on is enabled in global vimrc.
>>
>> where should I dig further?
>>
>> what information do you need?

>
> In command mode (in VI), type ":syntax on" and see if that fixes it. I would suppose, if it does, that either the global vimrc does not set it on, or it is set off by another config file somewhere.

it didn't work.

> It should not be an issue of the console supporting color, because it works for me without any kind of framebuffer, etc.

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[Santanu Chatterjee]

Jaque Moreau <mr.wimpy@firemail.de> writes:

> Johann Koenig schrieb im Artikel <gcAa.3Bm.17@gated-at.bofh.it>:

> > --=.5UPOgFdrEYOzCL
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
> > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> >
> > On Sat, 02 Aug 2003 22:20:06 +0200
> > Jaque Moreau <mr.wimpy@firemail.de> wrote:
> >

> >> there is no syntax highlighting on console, only under xterm.

> > In command mode (in VI), type ":syntax on" and see if that fixes
> > it. I would suppose, if it does, that either the global vimrc does
> > not set it on, or it is set off by another config file somewhere.

>
> it didn't work.

Check your TERM variable.

Regards,
Santanu


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[Santanu Chatterjee]

Jaque Moreau <mr.wimpy@firemail.de> writes:

> Johann Koenig schrieb im Artikel <gcAa.3Bm.17@gated-at.bofh.it>:

> > Jaque Moreau <mr.wimpy@firemail.de> wrote:
> >

> >> there is no syntax highlighting on console, only under xterm.
> >> syntax on is enabled in global vimrc.

>
> it didn't work.
>

try
:set term=$TERM

Regards,
Santanu


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[Jaque Moreau]

>> it didn't work.

>
> Check your TERM variable.

TERM=linux


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[Santanu Chatterjee]

Jaque Moreau <mr.wimpy@firemail.de> writes:

> >> it didn't work.
> >>

> > try
> >:set term=$TERM

>
> in vim? What does it do?

I read this thread from the middle and missed the rest. So, if I
understood your question correctly, you got colors in terminal, but not
while in vim. If that is true, you have a terminal that supports
color, but vim does not know about it. In that case see the value of
the $TERM variable at the terminal, and set that value in Vim as
mentioned above, replacing $TERM with the actual value you got.

For example, in one of our Slackware machines at college, Vim did not
show colors when the term variable was set to xterm. It showed colors
only after I changed it to xterm-color using

:set term=xterm-color

HTH
Santanu



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[Jaque Moreau]

Santanu Chatterjee schrieb im Artikel <h7oA.2t1.5@gated-at.bofh.it>:

> Jaque Moreau <mr.wimpy@firemail.de> writes:
>

>> >> it didn't work.
>> >>
>> > try
>> >:set term=$TERM

>>
>> in vim? What does it do?

>
> I read this thread from the middle and missed the rest. So, if I
> understood your question correctly, you got colors in terminal, but not
> while in vim. If that is true, you have a terminal that supports
> color, but vim does not know about it. In that case see the value of
> the $TERM variable at the terminal, and set that value in Vim as
> mentioned above, replacing $TERM with the actual value you got.

so this would mean I would have to set $TERM to linux as it is set to
linux by default and other software is able to use colors.

I'll try if I am at home again.


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