bensday

Bensday is a Vim color scheme that is a modified version of the evening color scheme. The developer comments reveal that the color scheme is based on the evening color scheme with only slight modifications, meaning that Bram Moolenaar, the maintainer of the original work, deserves most of the credit for this color scheme. However, the main differences between the two schemes include the use of a darker global background for cursor lines instead of a black background, more bold fonts in gvim, and a different background color for inactive windows' status lines compared to the original scheme.

The name "Bensday" is inspired by a colleague of the developer who prefers dark themes and works in dark rooms. Vim is a text editor that was first released in 1991 by Bram Moolenaar for the Amiga computer. It was created as an extended version of the vi editor, with many additional features designed to help in editing program source code. Vim is most popular on Unix-like operating systems, but it is cross-platform.

Vim is free and open-source software released under a license compatible with the GNU General Public License. Its GUI mode, gVim, adds menus and toolbars for commonly used commands, but the full functionality is still expressed through its command-line mode. While Vim's interface is based on commands given in a text user interface, its built-in tutorial for beginners and Vim Users' Manual makes it easier for users to learn and understand its features, which are navigable via the :help command.

To use Bensday, copy the file into the "colors" directory and reference it in your .vimrc or .gvimrc using the command "colorscheme bensday." While Vim may be difficult to learn initially, it becomes more efficient once the basics are understood, and Bensday's slightly modified color scheme makes it easier on the eyes.