Thank you very much for the detailed reply. I'm not correctly set up with my colorscheme in the preferred and safe place!!
-Dave On Oct 26, 9:37 pm, Nico Weber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi aireydc, > > On 26.10.2008, at 19:09, aireydc wrote: > > > Thank you. I found one called "matrix.vim" and I put in inside the > > MacVim folder sequence: > > > Contents/Resources/vim/runtime/colors/matrix.vim > > > Is this the right place to put this file, with MacVim? It seems to > > work from there. > > while this works, this is not the best place to put it, because the > file will be lost when you update MacVim. The recommended way is to > create a folder called ".vim" in your home directory and then create a > folder called "colors" in their. Put your color schemes in that > folder, then they will survive MacVim updates. > > Likewise, plugins should be put into ~/.vim/plugin (with their > documentation going into ~/.vim/doc ) , new syntax highlighters into > ~/.vim/synax , etc. See `:h 'runtimepath'` for a comprehensive list of > things that can go into your ~/.vim directory. You can't create the > ".vim" directory in the Finder (it will complain about the dot), so > you need to create that folder in Terminal.app by writing > > mkdir ~/.vim > > After that, you can't see that directory in the Finder, but if you hit > ⌘⇧G and then enter ~/.vim, Finder will display it. You can then > create the "colors" directory in the Finder, and also move the > colorscheme (if you prefer using the Finder over using Terminal.app). > > HTH, > Nico > > ps(Bjorn): The entry for "Macintosh" is wrong in `:h 'runtimepath'`. > Likewise, the stuff in `:h os_mac` should probably be deleted for the > most part and a reference to `:h macvim` should be inserted. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_mac" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
