Changing colors in netrw?

[François Ingelrest]

Hi all,

Is there a way to configure colors used by netrw?

For instance, executable files are displayed using the same color as
directories, except that they have a star close to them. I would like
to change such colors, if possible.

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[Charles E Campbell Jr]

François Ingelrest wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Is there a way to configure colors used by netrw?
>
> For instance, executable files are displayed using the same color as
> directories, except that they have a star close to them. I would like
> to change such colors, if possible.
>
>

Executable files (those shown with a trailing *) are shown in the
"netrwExe->PreProc" highlighting group, and directories are shown using
the "netrwDir->Directory" highlighting group. You may change them by
specifying them as you wish in a .vim/after/syntax/netrw.vim file. Example:

hi link netrwExe Statement

As a bonus, if you have

let g:netrw_special_syntax= 1

you'll get additional highlighting of *.bak, *.gz, etc groups (see
:help g:netrw_special_syntax).

These comments are predicated on the use of netrw v125 or v126[a-e];
v126e is available from my website as

http://mysite.verizon.net/astronaut/vim/index.html#NETRW

Both of these versions require a vim that has fnameescape() and
shellescape() -- ie. vim 7.2a will do.

Regards,
Chip Campbell

[François Ingelrest]

On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 16:54, Charles E Campbell Jr
<drc...@campbellfamily.biz> wrote:
> Executable files (those shown with a trailing *) are shown in the
> "netrwExe->PreProc" highlighting group, and directories are shown using
> the "netrwDir->Directory" highlighting group. You may change them by
> specifying them as you wish in a .vim/after/syntax/netrw.vim file. Example:
>
> hi link netrwExe Statement
>
> As a bonus, if you have
>
> let g:netrw_special_syntax= 1
>
> you'll get additional highlighting of *.bak, *.gz, etc groups (see
> :help g:netrw_special_syntax).
>
> These comments are predicated on the use of netrw v125 or v126[a-e];
> v126e is available from my website as
>
> http://mysite.verizon.net/astronaut/vim/index.html#NETRW
>
> Both of these versions require a vim that has fnameescape() and
> shellescape() -- ie. vim 7.2a will do.

Thanks for your help !

[François Ingelrest]

Hi,

On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 16:54, Charles E Campbell Jr
<drc...@campbellfamily.biz> wrote:

> Executable files (those shown with a trailing *) are shown in the
> "netrwExe->PreProc" highlighting group, and directories are shown using
> the "netrwDir->Directory" highlighting group. You may change them by
> specifying them as you wish in a .vim/after/syntax/netrw.vim file. Example:
>
> hi link netrwExe Statement
>
> As a bonus, if you have
>
> let g:netrw_special_syntax= 1
>
> you'll get additional highlighting of *.bak, *.gz, etc groups (see
> :help g:netrw_special_syntax).
>
> These comments are predicated on the use of netrw v125 or v126[a-e];
> v126e is available from my website as
>
> http://mysite.verizon.net/astronaut/vim/index.html#NETRW
>
> Both of these versions require a vim that has fnameescape() and
> shellescape() -- ie. vim 7.2a will do.

I have another question. I've tried to set up some links in my .vimrc,
like this:

highlight link netrwVersion Comment

I know the preferred way would be to put this line in
.vim/after/syntax/netrw.vim file, but my .vimrc is small enough to
contain everything I need. Actually, putting this line in .vimrc does
not work, because (from what I understood) netrw does not use the
"default" keyword when setting the default value. From :h hi:

Using [default] is especially useful to overrule the highlighting of a
specific syntax file. For example, the C syntax file contains:
:highlight default link cComment Comment
If you like Question highlighting for C comments, put this in your vimrc file:
:highlight link cComment Question
Without the "default" in the C syntax file, the highlighting would be
overruled when the syntax file is loaded.

Would it be possible to add that keyword?

[François Ingelrest]

Hi,

On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 09:37, François Ingelrest
<francois....@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have another question. I've tried to set up some links in my .vimrc,
> like this:
>
> highlight link netrwVersion Comment
>
> I know the preferred way would be to put this line in
> .vim/after/syntax/netrw.vim file, but my .vimrc is small enough to
> contain everything I need. Actually, putting this line in .vimrc does
> not work, because (from what I understood) netrw does not use the
> "default" keyword when setting the default value. From :h hi:
>
> Using [default] is especially useful to overrule the highlighting of a
> specific syntax file. For example, the C syntax file contains:
> :highlight default link cComment Comment
> If you like Question highlighting for C comments, put this in your vimrc file:
> :highlight link cComment Question
> Without the "default" in the C syntax file, the highlighting would be
> overruled when the syntax file is loaded.
>
> Would it be possible to add that keyword?

This is just to know whether this is possible. This does not seem too
complicated and would help for integration.