How to make comments Italic in gVim?

comments, italics, vim

Solution

The `cterm` definition is only for high color terminals; for the GUI, you need to use the `gui=` argument:

highlight Comment cterm=italic gui=italic

Also, put this after the `:colorscheme` command in your `~/.vimrc`, or else it might get overridden.

Problem

I am fairly new to Vim and mainly use gVim for most of my coding purposes. I am trying to figure out what to add in my _vimrc (in windows) to make my comments italic. I tried adding ``` highlight Comment cterm=italic ``` but that didn't work. My modifications so far in my vimrc (if it matters) is: ``` color slate set number set nowrap set guioptions+=b if has('gui_running') set guifont=Consolas:h10 endif ``` So what can I do so that my comments appear in italics (consolas, italic, size 10)?

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