oddity with :noautocmd when editing a help file

2006-07-06 Thread Benji Fisher
Bug or feature? While editing this e-mail, :set ft=log :set ft? syntax? filetype=log syntax=log :noa e! /tmp/mutt-localhost-19331-88 /tmp/mutt-localhost-19331-88 7L, 108C :set ft? syntax? filetype=log syntax=log as expected. While editing a help file, :set ft=log :set ft?

netrw plugin bug?

2006-07-06 Thread Alexei Alexandrov
Hi All, In Vim 7, there seems to be a bug in netrw plugin behavior. It looks like it wipes out clipboard register (mine is set to unnamed). That is, I yank something in one file, then I do, say, :e ., pick up a new file, open it with Enter and try to paste the text. A space will be pasted

Re: netrw plugin bug?

2006-07-06 Thread Charles E Campbell Jr
Alexei Alexandrov wrote: In Vim 7, there seems to be a bug in netrw plugin behavior. It looks like it wipes out clipboard register (mine is set to unnamed). That is, I yank something in one file, then I do, say, :e ., pick up a new file, open it with Enter and try to paste the text. A space

Re: Irritating column numbers with encoding=utf-8

2006-07-06 Thread Jürgen Krämer
Hi, Bram Moolenaar wrote: Jürgen Krämer wrote: with 'encoding' set to utf-8 there is a quite confusing (to me) difference between the column number and my expectations (supported by the virtual column number) if there are non-ASCII characters on the line. I don't know what the intended

transform tabs to spaces

2006-07-06 Thread luke
Hi. I'm using ts=4 in my setup of vim. Because of requirements of a different programming environment and conventions I need to have 4 spaces each time I hit tab. Is it possible to have editor insert 4 spaces instead of tab Kind regards. Luke. -- ._.. .| .| |.|/.|_ .

RE: Irritating column numbers with encoding=utf-8

2006-07-06 Thread Zdenek Sekera
-Original Message- From: Jürgen Krämer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 July 2006 08:01 To: vim mailing list Subject: Re: Irritating column numbers with encoding=utf-8 Hi, Bram Moolenaar wrote: Jürgen Krämer wrote: with 'encoding' set to utf-8 there is a quite

Re: turning on vim spell in xml documents

2006-07-06 Thread Benji Fisher
On Thu, Jul 06, 2006 at 10:00:27AM +0200, Eric Smith wrote: How? If you want to set the 'spell' option, or make other customizations, when editing xml files, the recommended method is to create a personal ftplugin file for xml, usually $HOME/.vim/ftplugin/xml.vim (creating the directory if

Re: Bug in chaining dictionary function calls

2006-07-06 Thread Charles E Campbell Jr
Hari Krishna Dara wrote: I found a problem with chaining function calls through the new dictionary functions. Here is some code demonstrate the problem, if you execute this code, the last line generates an E488 error, where as the previous lines combines (they are equivalent) works fine. I

Re: set textwidth=80 and c mode

2006-07-06 Thread Charles E Campbell Jr
Paul Drynoff wrote: On Thu, 6 Jul 2006 09:37:55 -0400 :help filetype-plugin This doesn't help. I try this: $ cat .vim/ftplugin/c.vim set textwidth=30 but nothing changes when I open C file. Only such black magic helps: vim +'set formatoptions=vt' I don't know why? Do you have

Re: reloading of current file blows off syntaxhighlighting

2006-07-06 Thread Yakov Lerner
On 6/30/06, tosch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, i'm using vim for viewing logfiles, because vims syntaxhighlighting gives me a quick and good overview on any messages. When the log-file is modified by an external application, vim notices that and prompts a W11-warning. If i now push the

Re: Project and ftp

2006-07-06 Thread Silent1
is it possible for the project plugin to create the files/dir recursively if i give the ftp info? I tried with \C but with no luck. Thanks On 7/6/06, Tom Purl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: my_servers=/home/someguy/project_folder CD=. { ftp://servera.domain.com//home/someguy/file1.html

Re: Project and ftp

2006-07-06 Thread Tom Purl
I don't believe so. is it possible for the project plugin to create the files/dir recursively if i give the ftp info? I tried with \C but with no luck. Thanks On 7/6/06, Tom Purl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: my_servers=/home/someguy/project_folder CD=. {

Re: netrw's hide not working?

2006-07-06 Thread Maciej Kalisiak
On 04/07/06, Maciej Kalisiak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm using Vim 7 under WinXP, and the standard plugin netrw v98. According to the help docs I can limit the directory browser display to files which match a pattern. For example, I should be able to set the pattern using C-h, provide a

Re: Project and ftp

2006-07-06 Thread Silent1
ah okay, thanks again for your help. On 7/6/06, Tom Purl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't believe so. is it possible for the project plugin to create the files/dir recursively if i give the ftp info? I tried with \C but with no luck. Thanks On 7/6/06, Tom Purl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Out of sequence messages from python

2006-07-06 Thread J Alan Brogan
Hi all, I have a problem when scripting vim with python which is not covered by the FAQ (http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/vimfaq2html3.pl), and would be grateful for help (or perhaps a redirect to a list more directly connected to vim scripting ?) I am using vim 7.0, and python 2.4.2 I

Re: gvim on windows xp

2006-07-06 Thread George Reilly
Adding the Vim Users mailing list, because I can't answer these completely. - Original Message - From: Richard Dooling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: gvim on windows xp Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 12:53:12 -0500 Dear George: I am a new convert to gvim. Trying to

Re: gvim on windows xp

2006-07-06 Thread Tim Chase
I intend to use gvim mainly as a text editor. Unlike Emacs, with which you can read email, wash the dishes, and get psychological counsel... ;) (1) Is there a way to have a soft border or offset on the left, so that the text is not flush against the left window border? I've searched for

auto upper/lower in replace pattern based on search pattern?

2006-07-06 Thread Marshall Abrams
Hate to ask this because I'm sure the answer is already out there somewhere, but I've searched help and vim.org until I was blue in the fingers I could swear that I remember from a few years back that there's a way to do this. Can't remember whether it required something special in the

virus-laden emails from someone on the Vim list

2006-07-06 Thread George V. Reilly
[CCing the Vim and Vim-Dev lists. Not that it did any good the last time I raised this subject.] It is NOT me, dammit! Someone on the Vim list is infected with a virus that trawls through his address book and forges the From address. I too get dozens of virus-laden emails every week that