On 22:34 Sun 02 Feb , glts wrote: > On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 9:06 PM, Marcin Szamotulski <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 15:24 Sun 02 Feb , glts wrote: > >> On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 2:46 PM, Marcin Szamotulski <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > Is this supposed to work (note the ":" at the beginning): > >> > :/pattern > >> > > >> > This does not land on the pattern when matching on a longer line. > >> > For example the previous line in this email has only one place that > >> > matches \<a\>. If I run :/\<a\> when the cursor is on that line it will > >> > not land where I would expect. I don't know what is the pattern in this > >> > bug but some times it lands where it should. > >> > >> in > >> > >> :/pattern > >> > >> you are using /pattern as an Ex command range. It brings you to the next > >> line that contains pattern, just like > >> > >> :45 > >> :'t > >> > >> bring you to line 45 and the line with mark t, respectively: :h 10.3. > >> > >> A suggestion: ask on vim_use about things that surprise you in Vim. It > >> happens quite often that people post here with an alleged bug only to be > >> told it's a feature. > > > > Yes, I use searches in range and this still is unexpected. Actually if > > vim would correctly set the column position this wouldn't be so > > surprising and still it would work fine for command range. What > > I want to report is that :/pattern doesn't land on the right column - it > > actually preserves the column. > > Presumably this is because you have nostartofline set in your vimrc. > When reporting a bug, it's best to first try to reproduce it with > > vim -Nu NONE > > But again, this is a discussion that is better suited for vim_use. > > Best,
I am aware of nostartofline and I did try vim -Nu NONE. I just think that regardless of this setting it would be nice if :/pattern without a command would land on pattern, rather than just the line. Best regards, Marcin -- -- 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, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
