Vim Solarized Color scheme: Should I have to set `call pathogen#infect()` in my .vimrc to make the syntax highlighting work properly?

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I'm new to vim and was wondering if I was supposed to have the call pathogen#infect in my .vimrc file. If I don't have this it tells me E185: Cannot find color scheme solarized. I realize there are many questions out there on this topic but this one in specific I found difficult to answer.

Is there a better way to do this?

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Mac OSX
iTerm
ZSH (don't think this matters but thought I'd throw it in there.)

Also is this how the color scheme should look outside of files?

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Articles referenced:

Vim highlighting with solarized color scheme

E185: Cannot find color scheme solarized

solarized coloring only *fully* working in .vimrc file, other files have syntax coloring issues

E10 errors in .vimrc

Adjust colors in vimrc or rather in the color scheme itself

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 26 '14 at 20:24

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It depends on how you installed Solarized. If it sits beneath ~/.vim/bundle then yes, you need to call pathogen#infect(). (No package under there will be available otherwise.)

Your screenshot looks exactly like mine, although I never considered the possibility that I might be getting the wrong colours.

answered Mar 26 '14 at 20:24

Søren Debois

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Yeah I wasn't sure if the yellow was right. But otherwise then I guess I'm all good! Thanks for the feedback! – Alex Cory Mar 26 '14 at 20:37
Most welcome. Let me point out that you could also upvote or accept my answer if you found it helpful. – Søren Debois Mar 26 '14 at 20:40

Vim Solarized Color scheme: Should I have to set `call pathogen#infect()` in my .vimrc to make the syntax highlighting work properly?

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Also is this how the color scheme should look outside of files?

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