How to nowrap echo or echohl?

2011-04-06 Fir de Conversatie Stephen Lee
Hello I am trying to expand the command window a bit so that it becomes a simple option selector (I put set cmdheight=5 in vimrc). I echo those options like: (they are longer than the window) 1. Option 1 -- ..Long Explanation. 2. Option 2 --

Re: How to nowrap echo or echohl?

2011-04-06 Fir de Conversatie Stephen Lee
Sorry the scrollbar is for the main window and not for the command window. Anyway if anyone knows please tell me how to nowrap the echoes. Thankyou -- You received this message from the vim_dev maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information,

Re: How to nowrap echo or echohl?

2011-04-06 Fir de Conversatie Ingo Karkat
On 06-Apr-2011 12:54, Stephen Lee wrote: Hello I am trying to expand the command window a bit so that it becomes a simple option selector (I put set cmdheight=5 in vimrc). I echo those options like: (they are longer than the window) 1. Option 1 -- ..Long

Re: How to nowrap echo or echohl?

2011-04-06 Fir de Conversatie Tony Mechelynck
On 06/04/11 12:54, Stephen Lee wrote: Hello I am trying to expand the command window a bit so that it becomes a simple option selector (I put set cmdheight=5 in vimrc). I echo those options like: (they are longer than the window) 1. Option 1 -- ..Long

Re: How to nowrap echo or echohl?

2011-04-06 Fir de Conversatie Stephen Lee
Rather than reinventing the wheel, have you tried using the :options command? I think I tried the :options by directly edit the vimrc files and test the followings as well: :setlocal nowrap :echo long text (longer then window) Also I seach a lot of books about echo and echohl, etc, but I

Re: How to nowrap echo or echohl?

2011-04-06 Fir de Conversatie Ben Schmidt
Rather than reinventing the wheel, have you tried using the :options command? I don't think he meant *Vim* options. He's just wanting to present the user with a menu of sorts, I think. Ben. -- You received this message from the vim_dev maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the