using vim in stead of vi

["A.J. Bonnema" <abonnema xs4all nl>]

Hi,

When I edit using an external editor, mc usually calls vi. 
However, outside of mc or from C^o I get to use vim which has syntax
coloring. Now using the menu option COMMAND/EDIT Extension file I was
able to change the line for java from

        Open %var{EDITOR:vi} %f
to
        Open %var{EDITOR:vim} %f

but I got the same old vi (no syntax coloring).

How can I accomplish this?

Guus.
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A.J. Bonnema <abonnema xs4all nl>