How do I change the color of the selected code in Vim?
There are three selection modes, Visual Line
mode or Visual Block
mode, and selecting with the mouse).
hi CursorLine guibg=#DDDDDD gui=none
hi CursorColumn guibg=#EEEEEE gui=none
hi MatchParen guifg=#f6f3e8 guibg=#857b6f gui=none
hi Pmenu guifg=#f6f3e8 guibg=#DDDDDD gui=none
hi PmenuSel guifg=#000000 guibg=#DDDDDD gui=none
endif
" General colors
hi Cursor guifg=NONE guibg=#656565 gui=none
hi Normal guifg=#000000 guibg=#FFFFFF gui=none
hi NonText guifg=#808080 guibg=#FFFFFF gui=none
hi LineNr guifg=#857b6f guibg=#FFFFFF gui=none
hi StatusLine guifg=#000000 guibg=#FFFFFF gui=none
hi StatusLineNC guifg=#857b6f guibg=#FFFFFF gui=none
hi VertSplit guifg=#444444 guibg=#FFFFFF gui=none
hi Folded guibg=#AAAAAA guifg=#FFFFFF gui=none
hi Title guifg=#000000 guibg=NONE gui=none
hi Visual guifg=#000000 guibg=#FFFFFF gui=none
hi SpecialKey guifg=#808080 guibg=#FFFFFF gui=none
How do I know which line it is?
Selection color for gvim is set by the following line:
hi Visual guifg=#000000 guibg=#FFFFFF gui=none
You can use named color values instead of the #nnnnnn RGB codes. Your existing line is set for black foreground and white background, just as you observed.
For example, if you want a light blue background with white foreground:
hi Visual guifg=White guibg=LightBlue gui=none
Be sure the color file you are editing is in the vim7x/colors directory so both vim and gvim can find it. Its exact location can vary a bit depending on your OS platform.