Am I the only one that goes ":syntax off" most of the time when using vim? Maybe I'm too old and used to the black on white (or green on black). But whenever I use syntax highlighting, it's like the different colored parts of the code are pulsating in the "Z" plane. Very annoying.

Also, it seems most syntax highlighters assume the opposite of the color scheme that I'm using (black text on clear background, or white text on dark background). I guess that would also be derived from Murphy's Law...