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I am using MacVim to write code in C++. I went to modify my vimrc file and accidentally clicked :w when in the file. After doing this, all the text seemed to disappear. After a while, I realized the text was still there, it just wasn't visible because for some odd reason it now was the exact same color as the background color (even though I didn't change anything). When I try to make a new file, the same thing occurs, I can't see the text (it seems to blend in with the background). I am not sure how to fix this, any ideas?

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  • Report issue in github, i suggest. – eyal karni Dec 27 '20 at 11:31
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    This seems to be an application specific bug. Not directly vim – eyal karni Dec 27 '20 at 11:34
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This problem seem specific to MacVim. Perhaps try to write :color Default to see if it make a difference

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  • This seemed to fix the issue. I typed :color Default and nothing immediately happened. As I was reporting the issue on the MacVim GitHub page, I opened MacVim and could now see text. – ifandonlyif Dec 27 '20 at 20:21
  • I am not sure if it was really helpful, but I am glad that your problem is now solved – Fabrice Hategekimana Dec 27 '20 at 21:37
  • Thank you for the response. As a side note to this issue (still related), I realized that I had a terminal instance open simultaneously with the file I was editing in MacVim. The file I was editing in terminal was the same file I was editing in MacVim. Could that have caused an issue like this? When I closed out of the terminal instance, I believe that fixed the issue not :color Default, unless I am mistaken. Could that be possible? – ifandonlyif Dec 27 '20 at 21:52
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    I think you mean :colorscheme default (no caps)? – D. Ben Knoble♦ Jan 1 at 21:44
  • This is true. It's better to use the full name. When I write command on the fly I usually use the shorter version. – Fabrice Hategekimana Jan 2 at 4:05

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