vim syntax highlighting

[messizqin]

Bro, this is incredible.

I wonder if I can use vim editor inside eDEX with syntax colour highlighting, I have read following issues:

• [how to highlighting keywords? #287 ]
• [Make terminal colored again! #483 ]

I did not find a very practical way. I am currently on MacOS and have installed the disc image file rather than node js build.

What I did next, was installing horizon theme, however, when I rum vim I still cannot see any colour highlighting.

It's an awesome app and I will be so appreciated if you offer some help.

[messizqin]

You mentioned Nord and Chalkboard has colour feature enabled in 463, but it did not work on my machine, neither on nano nor on vim.

[Animus-Surge]

Have you tried reading this: https://linuxhint.com/vim_syntax_highlighting/ ?

Maybe the syntax highlighting's off for your version of vim.

[messizqin]

@Animus-Surge Thanks for your suggestion, I have thought about it, I am certain that my vim syntax highlighting is enabled.

[messizqin]

I doubted if that was due to my customise shell appearance setting. After I restore it to default, the syntax was still not highlighted.

[messizqin]

🌹 vim -version
VIM - Vi IMproved 8.1 (2018 May 18, compiled Jun  5 2020 21:30:37)
Garbage after option argument: "-version"
More info with: "vim -h"

with a reference to enable vim syntax highlighting SO, I believe I have enabled it properly.

[messizqin]

My first test run was on python, now I I have run tests on node js, c, ruby. notice my theme is horizon-full, and the result of whether syntax highlighting works in eDEX-UI vim editor followed by:

1. python NOT working
2. javascript working
3. json working
4. ruby NOT working
5. c working

and whether syntax highlighting works in terminal vim editor followed by:

1. python NOT working
2. javascript working
3. json working
4. ruby NOT working
5. c working

Now I realise that just like what @Animus-Surge said, the issue may due to vim

The solution is:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3853028/how-to-force-vim-to-syntax-highlight-a-file-as-html