2009/4/22 Anthony Metcalf <ne...@anferny.me.uk>: > Chris Lieb wrote: >> I am new to vim and am encountering an annoying issue: certain things >> that I type in get highlighted red, for no apparent reason. For >> example, if I create a file test.txt and insert the following text: >> >> "prog" >> >> the prog is given a red background. Even if I use ':syntax off', it is >> still red. >> >> What is causing this to happen? This makes it very hard to edit code >> since strings are colored red, causing a red-on-red issue where you >> can't read the text at all. > > You don't happen to have searched for "prog" last do you? try hitting > "/zzzzz" (assuming you don't have zzzz in the file...) in command mode > and see if the highlight goes away.
Maybe the spell checker is enabled? :set nospell
