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@@ -12,15 +12,43 @@ github][vim-solarized-github], or the [vim.org script page][vimorg-script] see the link above to the Solarized homepage or visit the [github repository for Solarized][solarized-github]. -[solarized]: http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized -[solarized-github]: https://github.com/altercation/solarized +[solarized]: http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized +[solarized-github]: https://github.com/altercation/solarized [vim-solarized-github]: https://github.com/altercation/vim-colors-solarized -[vimorg-script]: http://vim.org/script +[vimorg-script]: http://vim.org/script +[pathogen]: https://github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen Installation ------------ -Put the following two lines in your vimrc: +### Option 1: Manual installation + +1. Put the files in the right place! + +2. Move `solarized.vim` to your `.vim/colors` directory. + +### Option 2: Pathogen installation ***(recommended)*** + +1. Download and install Tim Pope's [Pathogen]. + +2. Next, move or clone the `vim-colors-solarized` directory so that it is + a subdirectory of the `.vim/bundle` directory. + + a. **Clone:** + + $ cd ~/.vim/bundle + $ git clone git://github.com/altercation/vim-colors-solarized.git + + b. **Move:** + + In the parent directory of vim-colors-solarized: + + $ mv vim-colors-solarized ~/.vim/bundle/ + +### Modify .vimrc + +After either Option 1 or Option 2 above, put the following two lines in your +.vimrc: set background=dark colorscheme solarized @@ -36,7 +64,12 @@ select either the light or dark background. Advanced Configuration ---------------------- -**IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TERMINAL USERS** +Solarized will work out of the box with just the two lines specified above. + + + +### **IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TERMINAL USERS** + If you are running vim in a terminal, Solarized will run in 256 color mode if the terminal supports it, but those 256 colors are (in all 256 color terminal emulators) limited to a "degraded" color palette. While the colors will all @@ -60,7 +93,6 @@ GUI section and testing in gvim (or mvim) you can rapidly prototype new colorschemes without diving into the weeds of line-item editing each syntax highlight declaration. - License ------- Copyright (c) 2011 Ethan Schoonover |