[gentoo-user] [OT] vim c syntax
really simple problem, but quite annoying.
% vim --version
VIM - Vi IMproved 6.4 (2005 Oct 15, compiled Jan 12 2006 12:36:23)
i am editing a C file and this is the problem i'm having:
in vim i have set ts=4 to make my tabs 4 spaces instead of 8. I
really dislike 8 spaces for tabs. anyways...
i type in vim
void main ( void )
{enter
int c;
The enter autoindent indents it 8 spaces ?!?
my tabstop is 4 though !
I want this
void main ( void )
{enter
int c;
If anyone knows how to fix this or if its like a bug or something...
that'd be great.
thanks.
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[gentoo-user] [OT] vim c syntax
really simple problem, but quite annoying.
% vim --version
VIM - Vi IMproved 6.4 (2005 Oct 15, compiled Jan 12 2006 12:36:23)
i am editing a C file and this is the problem i'm having:
in vim i have set ts=4 to make my tabs 4 spaces instead of 8. I
really dislike 8 spaces for tabs. anyways...
i type in vim
void main ( void )
{enter
int c;
The enter autoindent indents it 8 spaces ?!?
my tabstop is 4 though !
I want this
void main ( void )
{enter
int c;
If anyone knows how to fix this or if its like a bug or something...
that'd be great.
thanks.
--
# - dan lamotte -- lamotte {at} cs.umn.edu - #
## - systems staff - - uofm - - cs department -
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Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] vim c syntax
You probably want something like this in your .vimrc:
set expandtab
set
tabstop=8
ts, number of spaces that a tab *in the original file* is
equivalent to
set softtabstop=4 how much a tab *that you type* is worth
set shiftwidth=4 sw, number of spaces shifted left and right when issuing
commands
set autoindent
set smartindent
YMMV
++ kevinOn 4/13/06, Dan LaMotte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
really simple problem, but quite annoying.% vim --versionVIM - Vi IMproved 6.4 (2005 Oct 15, compiled Jan 12 2006 12:36:23)i am editing a C file and this is the problem i'm having:in vim i have set ts=4 to make my tabs 4 spaces instead of 8. I
really dislike 8 spaces for tabs. anyways...i type in vimvoid main ( void ){enterint c;The enter autoindent indents it 8 spaces ?!?my tabstop is 4 though !
I want thisvoid main ( void ){enterint c;If anyone knows how to fix this or if its like a bug or something...that'd be great.thanks.--# - dan lamotte -- lamotte {at}
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gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list-- Kevin O'Gorman, PhD
Space v. Tabs (was: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] vim c syntax)
On Thursday 13 April 2006 11:01, Kevin O'Gorman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] vim c syntax': set expandtab Converting tabs to spaces or vice-versa automatically is evil. They have distinct uses so just don't do it. Tabs are used to indicate separate levels of text where items are or can be nested and are appropriate for use in tables of contents (subsection titles have one more tab than section titles, section titles have one more tab than chapter titles, etc.), lists (numbered or bulletted), block quotation (imagine quoting an article that had quoted a speech), and the nested block structure of many programming languages. In addition their the language-specific roles, spaces are used to align arbitrary text, tabs alone are inappropriate because of the varying tab settings on varying computers. Even if 8 spaces was some kind of standard, it makes very little sense in non-fixed-width fonts, and trying to force end-user behavior is both arrogant and doomed to failure. (That's not what standards are about anyway -- standards give the end-user/consumer MORE choice by forcing programmer/producer OUTPUT to be interchangeable.) Tabs and spaces together can also be used for alignment, and when done properly the output changes based on the end-users preferences but looks good independent of those preferences. How this is done is left as an exercise to the reader. Tabs w/o spaces can only be used for alignment when the file format you are dealing with allows you to embed information about what tab-stops you are using. (Thus, ignoring the users' preferences entirely.) set shiftwidth=4 sw, number of spaces shifted left and right This is all the OP needed to get the behavior he wanted. For completeness, here's the relevant lines of my .vimrc: set ts=2 Small tabs set sw=2 Matching shift width set list Visible tabs set ai Auto-indent set si Smart indent (I like my tabs /tiny/.) -- If there's one thing we've established over the years, it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest clue what's best for them in terms of package stability. -- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh pgpSjSvg1ugzG.pgp Description: PGP signature
