README.txt for color scheme files

These files are used for the ":colorscheme" command.  They appear in the
Edit/Color Scheme menu in the GUI.


Hints for writing a color scheme file:

There are two basic ways to define a color scheme:

1. Define a new Normal color and set the 'background' option accordingly.
	set background={light or dark}
	highlight clear
	highlight Normal ...
	...

2. Use the default Normal color and automatically adjust to the value of
   'background'.
	highlight clear Normal
	set background&
	highlight clear
	if &background == "light"
	  highlight Error ...
	  ...
	else
	  highlight Error ...
	  ...
	endif

You can use ":highlight clear" to reset everything to the defaults, and then
change the groups that you want differently.  This also will work for groups
that are added in later versions of Vim.
Note that ":highlight clear" uses the value of 'background', thus set it
before this command.
Some attributes (e.g., bold) might be set in the defaults that you want
removed in your color scheme.  Use something like "gui=NONE" to remove the
attributes.

To see which highlight group is used where, fi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  