From de8538b55ef657456b87831fc512cb6a29ff231a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bailey Ling Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 20:35:16 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] document fix for colors not swapping --- README.md | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index dd7f3296..8cae3b08 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ i wrote this on an airplane, and since it's light as air it turned out to be a g * the older deprecated [vim-powerline][a] uses different codes compared to the newer [powerline][b]. * you can grab prepatched fonts at [powerline-fonts][c], or you can manually set the relevant `g:` variables 2. leaving insert mode does not update the statusline - * this has been reproducible on older versions of vim, please use a newer version of vim + * you need to set `ttimeoutlen` to a low number; 50 is recommended +3. the colors don't change + * you need `set lazyredraw` and `set t_Co=256` in your vimrc + * if you know why these settings affect colors, i'd love to know the reason! # screenshots