Hello terryc, When editing a file, try
``` :syntax off ``` Check your .vimrc for the same switch. If it is not what you are referring to, then I don't know. Ludovic On 26/02/20 07:15, terryc wrote: > This annoyance has crept into my system some time ago and I can not > figure out how to banish it. > > I've looked through all the personal and sysem config files and can not > find a switch to tern off text colourisation. > > All I want or need vi for is a simple black text on white(grey > actually) editor. I have no problem configuring that for xterms. > > I do not need or want different coloured text, which always gets in the > road on simple editing tasks. > > TIA. > > FWIW I use *edit when I can use colours for bracket matching, level, > etc, as in latex. > _______________________________________________ > Dng mailing list > Dng@lists.dyne.org > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng >
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