":syntax on" will turn on syntax coloring/highlighting. You can put that in your .vimrc to turn it on automatically when you start Vim. That's all you really need to do, as Vim comes with syntax definitions for most languages, including C++. Further customizations to make you more productive in Vim are really up to you. There are a lot of plugins available which you may or may not find helpful, it's just a matter of personal preference. Part of learning Vim is figuring out what sort of customizations work best for you.
As far as a compiler is concerned, G++ is by far the most commonly used, at least on Linux and Mac. G++ is part of GCC, the GNU Compiler Collection. If you're on Windows, then you can get GCC via Cygwin, use MinGW (a Windows-native port of the GNU toolchain), or just use Microsoft's compiler instead (MSVC). I don't know for sure, since I am not much of a Windows user or developer, but MSVC may be difficult to use in conjunction with Vim, as it seems to be tied pretty closely with Visual Studio, which has its own built-in editor. -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
