diff --git a/basis/editors/gvim/gvim.factor b/basis/editors/gvim/gvim.factor
index 8fb4d6b23d..15fd52f5ee 100644
--- a/basis/editors/gvim/gvim.factor
+++ b/basis/editors/gvim/gvim.factor
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ namespaces sequences system combinators
 editors.vim vocabs.loader make ;
 IN: editors.gvim
 
+! This code builds on the code in editors.vim; see there for
+! more information.
+
 SINGLETON: gvim
 
 HOOK: gvim-path io-backend ( -- path )
diff --git a/basis/editors/vim/vim-docs.factor b/basis/editors/vim/vim-docs.factor
index 3387dc5971..7f527bf18f 100644
--- a/basis/editors/vim/vim-docs.factor
+++ b/basis/editors/vim/vim-docs.factor
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ $nl
 "USE: vim"
 "\"c:\\\\program files\\\\vim\\\\vim70\\\\gvim\" vim-path set-global"
 }
-"On Unix, you may omit the last line if " { $snippet "\"vim\"" } " is in your " { $snippet "$PATH" } "." ;
-
+"On Unix, you may omit the last line if " { $snippet "\"vim\"" } " is in your " { $snippet "$PATH" } "." 
+$nl
+"You may also wish to install Vim support files to enable syntax hilighting and other features. These are in the " { $link resource-path } " in " { $snippet "misc/vim" } "." ;