Benji Fisher wrote: > 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? syntax? > filetype=log > syntax=log > > :noa e! > "autocmd.txt" > "autocmd.txt" [readonly] 1260L, 52535C > > :set ft? syntax? > filetype=help > syntax=log > > How did 'filetype' get set to "help"?
help files are handled a bit special. The filetype is automatically set to "help" when loading the file. 'syntax' stays at "log", because setting 'syntax' is done with an autocommand and you disabled that. -- "Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it." -- Donald Knuth /// Bram Moolenaar -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\ download, build and distribute -- http://www.A-A-P.org /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org ///
