Chris Lieb wrote:
> I am new to vim and am encountering an annoying issue: certain things
> that I type in get highlighted red, for no apparent reason. For
> example, if I create a file test.txt and insert the following text:
>
> "prog"
>
> the prog is given a red background. Even if I use ':syntax off', it is
> still red.
>
> What is causing this to happen? This makes it very hard to edit code
> since strings are colored red, causing a red-on-red issue where you
> can't read the text at all.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
>
You don't happen to have searched for "prog" last do you? try hitting
"/zzzzz" (assuming you don't have zzzz in the file...) in command mode
and see if the highlight goes away.
