The 90s called; they want their 256 colors back

[Hans Fugal]

Michael L Torrie wrote:
> Jonathan Duncan wrote:
>> Feel free to share here as well.  I am always eager to enhance my  
>> vimrc-foo also.
> 
> Here's what I did.  I'm thinking there is still a safer way to do it:
> 
> In my vimrc file:
> 
> if has("gui_running")
>         colorscheme desert

any reason you don't just put that in ~/.gvimrc?

> else
>         set bg=dark
>         if &term == "xterm"
>                 set t_Co=256
>                 colorscheme desert256
>         endif

Yes, that's not very "safe", but if it works go with it. It's not like 
it's going to explode or let hackers into your system if your xterm 
decides to go back to the 80s.

> endif


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