I already tried your solution, it only works for a single region at a time On applying the same higlighting to second region and the first one is un-highlighted.
Try this (the third command will unhilight the first region): :highlight User1 term=bold cterm=5 guibg=red match User1 /\%>54l.\%<78l\&\%>14v.\%<39v/ match User1 /\%>84l.\%<88l\&\%>14v.\%<39v/ - mohsin. On 8/4/06, A.J.Mechelynck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
A.J.Mechelynck wrote: > Mohsin wrote: >> I want to use a highlighter mode on my text file, example: >> >> :color_region bold line1 col1 line2 col2 >> :color_region bold 5 5 6 6 >> :color_region underline 5 5 6 6 >> >> I couldn't do this in vim. Vim only has syntax coloring with regexps. >> Emacs has functions to apply properties to text blocks, and I was hoping >> vim has something comparable. >> >> tia. >> m >> >> > > Vim regexps allow you to specify line and/or column numbers. Example, to > match a block defined by lines 55 to 77, virtual columns 15 to 37, and > highlight it in bold-underlined text: > > (untested) > > :highlight User1 term=bold,underline cterm=bold,underline > gui=bold,underline > > :match User1 /^\%55l\_.*\%77l$\&\%>14v.*\%<39v/ > > (these are two commands, each on one line). The pattern means "(from the > beginning of line 55, anythyng including line breaks, up to the end of > line 77) *and* (from after virtual comumn 14, anything but line breaks, > as much as possible, followed by a zero-length match before column 39)". > I _think_ this is the correct phrasing but you should test it. The > "after column" and "before column" matchings are used to avoid problems > if the exact columns in question are, let's say, halfway a tab. IIUC, > the rightmost column that can be included in "a zero-length match before > column 39" is column 37. > > > Best regards, > Tony. > > After testing, the above regexp won't work but this one will: :match User1 /\%>54l.\%<78l\&\%>14v.\%<39v/ The reason is, the matches on both sides of \& must "match" (i.e., start) at the same place. By using > and < and matching one character at a time we catch all characters in the rectangular area of interest. The four numbers in the regex are, from left to right y1-1 y2+1 x1-1 x2+2 where we want to highlight any character whose line l and column c verify (y1 <= l <= y2) and (x1 <= c <= x2) Best regards, Tony.
