For my own future reference, could you post an example of your modeline footer that covers all three editors?
thanks, gm On Wed, Jun 21, 2006 at 07:48:26AM -0600, Russell Bateman wrote: > We keep hearing about how placing a modeline at the top of the file... > > Because I work in a multitabbed environment (i.e.: there are more than > one tab standard), I have to use a modeline to sort out tabstop and > shiftwidth. I put this modeline AT THE BOTTOM of my file where it works > just fine and doesn't interfere with the copyright header or anything > else going on at the top. As there are also emacs and VSE consumers of > these same files, anything Vim-only would constitute an affront to them > (the little bastards, hehehe). > > Just wanted to go on record about how a modeline can be placed at the > bottom or the top of a file. > > Thanks, > > Russ > > > Mike Williams wrote: > >Hi, > > > >In general you cannot detect which version of the standard some C has > >been written against since C89 code should still compile with a C99 > >compiler. There are new keywords, but some developers use macros to > >emulate C99 like features in C89 code. Your best bet is a mode line, > >possible a good ol' human one as a comment at the top of the file - /* > >This file developed against C99/C89 [delete as applicable] */ - so > >that the code is self documenting, and it can be picked up by VIM on > >loading to set whatever settings you want. > > > ><shameless_self_promotion> > >While not helping with detecting whether C source is C89 or C99, my > >alternate C syntax file helps with developing portable C for a > >particular C standard. > > > >http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=234 > > > ></shameless_self_promotion> > > > >TTFN > > > >Mike -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Gregory H. Margo gmargo at yahoo/com, gmail/com, pacbell/net; greg at margofamily/org
