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# vim-colors-pencil
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> A light color scheme for Vim inspired by iA Writer
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## Features
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iA Writer is an elegant word processor, marred only by its lack of Vim. It
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does have a nice colorscheme, however.
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* Accurate colors
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* Subtle indicators of changes in the gutter for Signify, git-gutter, etc.
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* Use for both code and prose, though it’s definitely geared towards the
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latter
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## Requirements
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May require a recent version of Vim.
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## Installation
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Install using Pathogen, Vundle, Neobundle, or your favorite Vim package
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manager.
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Or simply copy the colorscheme file to your `~/.vim/colors` directory.
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## Usage
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Just like any other colorscheme:
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```vim
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:colorscheme pencil
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```
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## Differences
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Most notably, the ‘#’ heading text is shaded blue. This is to compensate
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for the lack of a visual cue found in iA Writer where the heading
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indicators are inside the left margin. Here we use color instead.
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## Font choices
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iA Writer uses a typeface called ‘Nitti Light’ by Blue Monday. ($)
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Free alternatives with bold and italic support include:
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* [Anonymous Pro](https://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Anonymous+Pro)
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* [Courier Prime](http://quoteunquoteapps.com/courierprime/)
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* [Cousine](http://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Cousine)
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* [DejaVu Sans Mono](http://dejavu-fonts.org/wiki/Download)
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* [Liberation](https://fedorahosted.org/liberation-fonts/)
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* [Luxi Mono Regular](http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/Luxi-Mono)
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* [Ubuntu Mono](https://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Ubuntu+Mono)
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## See also
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* [iterm-colors-pencil][ip] - [@mattly][mt] has created an iTerm color scheme for pencil
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[mt]: https://github.com/mattly
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[ip]: https://github.com/mattly/iterm-colors-pencil
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If you find this plugin useful, you may want to check out these others by
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the same author:
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* [vim-lexical][lx] - building on Vim’s spell-check and thesaurus/dictionary completion
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* [vim-litecorrect][lc] - lightweight auto-correction for Vim
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* [vim-pencil][pn] - rethinking Vim as a tool for writers
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* [vim-quotable][qu] - extends Vim to support typographic (‘curly’) quotes
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* [vim-thematic][th] — modify Vim’s appearance to suit your task and environment
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* [vim-wordy][wo] - uncovering usage problems in writing
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[lx]: http://github.com/reedes/vim-lexical
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[lc]: http://github.com/reedes/vim-litecorrect
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[pn]: http://github.com/reedes/vim-pencil
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[qu]: http://github.com/reedes/vim-quotable
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[th]: http://github.com/reedes/vim-thematic
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[wo]: http://github.com/reedes/vim-wordy
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The [README](https://github.com/reedes/vim-thematic) in
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_thematic_ has more details on setting up emulation of iA Writer.
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## Future development
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Eventually there’ll be a dark equivalent included in this
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colorscheme.
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If you’ve spotted a problem or have an idea on improving this color
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scheme, please post it to the github project issue page.
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<!-- vim: set tw=74 :-->
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