diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index fa97eef..b5b8b7a 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -67,9 +67,16 @@ Try adding `set fillchars+=stl:\ ,stlnc:\ ` to your vimrc. Also, make sure you' vim-airline internally uses autocmds to change colors, and the order of autocmds may change from one configuration to the next. Sometimes this means that if you use things like `BufEnter` you may find that the colors go out of sync. vim-airline exposes a command `AirlineRefresh` which you can use to reload all the colors manually. -#### Where should I store my custom theme file? +#### Where should I store my own custom theme? -... +You could simply edit `dark.vim` in place, since this is the default theme. + +But (especially if you are using a bundler to install airline), you may prefer to keep your theme separate: + +1. Copy `dark.vim` into `~/.vim/autoload/airline/themes/your_theme_name.vim` +2. Open that file and search-replace: `:%s/#dark#/#your_theme_name#/g` +3. (Optionally) test it with: `:AirlineTheme your_theme_name` +4. To make it load on startup, add to your `.vimrc`: `:let g:airline_theme='your_theme_name'` [a]: https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-powerline [b]: https://github.com/Lokaltog/powerline