vi background in gnome-terminal

soccercisco · 10-05-2007, 09:00 PM

Hi Folks,

I have never been able to figure this one out, so here it is:

I have set the background of the gnome-terminal to be transparent (30%). When I open vim editor in the gnome-terminal, I have the same transparent background regardless of my .vimrc file. How can I have a background for the gnome-terminal that is transparent (which I already have), but while vim is open have it with a black background? Is this possible?

Thanks,

AceofSpades19 · 10-05-2007, 09:07 PM

no it is not possible, vim can't control the terminal emulator

soccercisco · 10-06-2007, 09:51 AM

That's what I thought, thanks!

soccercisco · 10-06-2007, 01:15 PM

Actually *IT IS* possible (with enough patience for browsing):

In your ~/.vimrc add the line:

Code:

highlight Normal ctermbg=Black ctermfg=White

Voila!

Cheers.