Hi

1. For the backup creation problem, I did :verbose set backup?
writebackup? as suggested. It showed that it was last read by

source $VIMRUNTIME/vimrc_example.vim

In that file, it set "set backup", so I was facing the problem. I
changed that and the issue was resolved.

2. For the omni-completion, I inserted the commands:

filetype plugin on
filetype plugin indent on

and then with the help of filetype-plugins, I could see the drop down
box for completion.

Thanks for the great help. Happy Vimming :)

Regards
Ankur Jain

On 6/7/06, A.J.Mechelynck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ankur Jain wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I installed vim 7.0 on windows. But, I am facing 2 weird problems,
> please help:
>
> 1. Vim is creating backup files even when I've switched it off. I've
> specified
>           set nobackup
>           set nowritebackup
>    in my _vimrc. Still, it creates a backup file everytime I
> modify/write a file.

Are your setting somehow tampered with? Try

   :verbose set backup? writebackup?

(Don't forget the question marks, otherwise you would be setting them to
TRUE).

>
> 2. I cannot see a drop-down auto-completion window. I tried using
> Ctrl-p/Ctrl-n keys as well, but it's not working. Do I need to specify
> any specific setting on/off?
>
> Please help
>
> Regards
> Ankur Jain
>
>
You need _one_ of the following in your vimrc to set filetype detection
on with filetype-plugins enabled:

   filetype plugin on
   filetype plugin indent on
   source $VIMRUNTIME/vimrc_example.vim

-- to check it, use

   :filetype

with no arguments; the answer should include "plugin:ON".

Then you need a filetype whose filetype-plugin supports omni-completion.
Several of them are shown under ":help compl-omni-filetypes". Or you
could see them all by doing

   :help ft-*-omni<Ctrl-D>

And finally you trigger omni-completion by using Ctrl-X Ctrl-O in Insert
mode at a point in the text where there is something that the plugin
knows how to complete. Note that if there is only one possible
completion (as after </ in HTML, for instance) autocompletion will
happen without a menu.


HTH,
Tony.

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