Vim doesn't modify my colorschemes which i set on my .vimrc upon starting

Question

The colorschemes i set on my .vimrc don't get loaded everytime i start VIM. Once i'm in VIM, typing :colo colorschemename the color scheme loads perfectly. Why does the colorscheme don't get loaded upon starting VIM.

I have enabled 256 colors in my xterm. and i have CSApprox Plugin

echo $TERM //report xterm-256terminal
tput colors//256

ON VIM: entering this command

set t_Co? //256

Another thing is loading the preinstalled colorschemes in VIM works perfectly. E.g (evening, desert,.etc)

It works perfectly before. The things that i did before it went wrong. Sorry i'm a newbie in Linux.

1. I've changed .Xdefaults to .Xresources with the same contents

*customization: -color

XTerm*termName: xterm-256color

1. I accidentally cleared xrdb by typing xrdb then pressing CTRL-D. Is that bad if i cleared xrdb? What i did after that is execute:

xrdb -merge $HOME/.Xresources

Btw, on Gvim the colorscheme loads correctly. I'm Using Ubuntu 12.04LTS

Here's what my .vimrc under $HOME/.vimrc

"**********************************************"
"           VUNDLE SETTINGS                    "
"**********************************************"

set nocompatible " be iMproved 
filetype off    " required!

set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/vundle/
call vundle#rc()

" let Vundle manage Vundle
" required!
Bundle 'gmarik/vundle'
filetype plugin indent on " required!

"**********************************************"
"           PLUGINS                            "
"**********************************************"
"EasyMotion
Bundle 'Lokaltog/vim-easymotion'
"Sparkup
Bundle 'tristen/vim-sparkup'
"Surround
Bundle 'tpope/vim-surround'
"CsApprox
Bundle 'godlygeek/csapprox'

"**********************************************"
"           COLOR SCHEMES                      "
"**********************************************"

"   Distinguised
Bundle 'Lokaltog/vim-distinguished'
"   Github  
Bundle 'endel/vim-github-colorscheme'
"   VividChalk  
Bundle 'tpope/vim-vividchalk'
"   Pyte    
Bundle 'therubymug/vim-pyte'
"   Vibrantink
Bundle 'vim-scripts/vibrantink'

"**********************************************"
"           MAP LEADER                         "
"**********************************************"
let mapleader = ","

"**********************************************"
"           SYNTAX                             "
"**********************************************"
syntax enable

"**********************************************"
"           VIM SCRIPTS                        "
"**********************************************"
if has('gui_running') 
    colorscheme github
else 
    colorscheme pyte
endif

"**********************************************"
"           CUSTOM SETTINGS                    "
"                                              "
"**********************************************"
set hidden

" Show what mode you're currently at
set showmode

" Enable enhanced command line completion
set wildmenu

" Don't redraw while executing macros
set lazyredraw

" Indentation settings (SOFT TABS)"
set shiftwidth=4
set softtabstop=4
set smarttab
set expandtab "enable this to use spaces instead of tabs

" show line number
set nu

" hightlight as you type
set incsearch
" ignore case when searching
set ignorecase

" set statusline
set laststatus=2

"**********************************************"
"       NOTE don't map <c-s> and <c-q>         "
"**********************************************"

"**********************************************"
"           KEYMAPS                            "
"**********************************************"

"*******NORMAL MODE MAPPING********"
"map for editing .vimrc
nnoremap <leader>ev :e $MYVIMRC<cr>
"map for sourcing vimrc
nnoremap <leader>sv :so $MYVIMRC<cr>
"map for switching windows
"_ in this keymap is to jump for a line with a nonblank char
nnoremap <space> <c-w><c-w>_

"*******INSERT MODE Mapping********"
"map for escape while in insert mode
inoremap <leader>; <esc>
"map for ins-completion
inoremap <leader>x <c-x>

"*********COMMAND MODE Mappings*******
"exit out of command line mode
cnoremap <leader>; <c-c>

Edit

It seems like the colorsheme is indeed loaded. Upon first loading, Typing :colorscheme reports the correct colorscheme which i set on my .vimrc. But it doesn't take effect the first time. I have to either type on VIM

:colo 'colorschemename'*

or source it again to activate the colorscheme using

:so $MYVIMRC

But after exiting VIM, the colorscheme again doesn't take effect but it is loaded upon starting VIM.

I've executed this on the terminal:

/usr/share/terminfo/d/darwin-256x96
/usr/share/terminfo/d/darwin-256x96-m
/usr/share/terminfo/E/Eterm-256color
/usr/share/terminfo/p/putty-256color
/usr/share/terminfo/r/rxvt-unicode-256color
/usr/share/terminfo/r/rxvt-256color
/usr/share/terminfo/k/konsole-256color
/usr/share/terminfo/s/screen-256color-s
/usr/share/terminfo/s/screen-256color-bce-s
/usr/share/terminfo/g/gnome-256color
/usr/share/terminfo/v/vte-256color
/usr/share/terminfo/x/xnuppc+256x96
/usr/share/terminfo/x/xterm+256color
/usr/share/terminfo/x/xnuppc-256x96-m
/usr/share/terminfo/x/xnuppc-256x96
/usr/share/terminfo/m/mrxvt-256color
/usr/share/terminfo/m/mlterm-256color

NOTE: I've installed ncurses-term. Is it correct that the xterm is xterm+256color instead of xterm-256color

Btw. I've already edited my question.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

I found the solution. I think i have to answer my own question. I'm really on despair so i went on to removing the plugins one by one through BundleClean! in Vundle to check if there's any plugin misbehaving.

It was not a problem with my .vimrc after all. It was a conflict with EasyMotion and CSApprox plugins.

I had my EasyMotion configuration before CSApprox on Vundle I followed the instructions on this one.

https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-easymotion/issues/55

Here's another one that might help others with the same issues as mine.

https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-easymotion/issues/39