$1 = "default"; $2 = "default";
set_color("menu", "white", "blue");    % menu bar  
set_color("normal", $1, $2);	       % default fg/bg  
set_color("status", "yellow", "blue"); % status or mode line  
set_color("region", "yellow", "blue"); % for marking regions  
set_color("operator", $1, $2);	       % +, -, etc..  
set_color("number", "yellow", $2);     % 10, 2.71,... TeX formulas  
set_color("comment", "brightcyan", $2);    % /* comment */  
set_color("string", "brightgreen", $2);    % "string" or 'char'  
set_color("keyword", "brightred", $2); % if, while, unsigned, ...  
set_color("keyword1", "green", $2);    % malloc, exit, etc...  
set_color("delimiter", $1, $2);	       % {}[](),.;...  
set_color("preprocess", "magenta", $2);% #ifdef ....  
set_color("message", "yellow", $2);      % color for messages    
set_color("error", "brightred", $2);   % color for errors  
set_color("dollar", "magenta", $2);    % color dollar sign continuat$  
set_color("...", "red", $2);	       % folding indicator  

set_color ("menu_char", "yellow", "blue");
set_color ("menu", "lightgray", "blue");
set_color ("menu_popup", "lightgray", "blue");
set_color ("menu_shadow", "blue", "black");
set_color ("menu_selection", "white", "cyan");
set_color ("menu_selection_char", "yellow", "cyan");

set_color ("cursor", "black", "red");
set_color ("cursorovr", "black", "red");