Make gvim 7.2 background black

I am sick and tired of the white background when I edit C开发者_StackOverflow/C++ etc. I want the black backround. That is what I currently have in my .vimrc file in regard to coloring. Please help me change it:

if !has('gui_running')
    set t_Co=8 t_md=

highlight NORMAL  ctermbg=black ctermfg=white

:help colorscheme

For example:

:colorscheme torte

Or, find a color scheme you like at vim.org.

Colors are controlled with the :highlight command Vim documentation: syntax , which allows you to specify colors for gvim (guifg and guibg) differently from colors for terminal vim (ctermfg and ctermbg).

All you have to do is make sure that the colors you assign to guifg and guibg are the same as you assign to ctermfg and ctermbg. Here's a script that might get you going: Xterm256 color names for console Vim

Depending on your colorscheme, the following command might work (it does depend on the colorscheme).

:set background=dark