On 2015-10-17, Bram Moolenaar wrote:
> Gary Johnson wrote:
>
> > I never want to use 'ignorecase' when searching for a tag. If the
> > cursor is over the symbol "cat" and I type Ctrl-], I want to find
> > the definition of "cat", not of "Cat" or "CAT". Similarly, I don't
> > want tag-name expansion to ignore case.
> >
> > However, I do like to use 'smartcase' (which requires setting
> > 'ignorecase') for searching with "/" or "?".
> >
> > I've patched the copy of Vim I use at work to ignore the setting of
> > 'ignorecase' for tag searches and to always search case-sensitively.
> > I would like not to have to keep doing this but I realize that
> > changing the default behavior of tag searches is a non-starter.
> >
> > Consequently, I propose a new option, 'tagignorecase':
> >
> > *'tagignorecase'* *'tic'*
> > 'tagignorecase' 'tic' string (default "")
> > global
> > {not in Vi}
> > This option specifies how case is handled when searching
> > the tags file:
> > <empty> Follow the 'ignorecase' option
> > ignorecase Ignore case
> > noignorecase Do not ignore case
> >
> > A patch is attached. The patch applies to too much--it includes
> > some runtime files that are managed by their owners--but I think it
> > covers everything that would need to be changed to include this
> > option.
> >
> > I've been thinking more about the name. I chose 'tagignorecase'
> > because it is similar to almost all the other options that control
> > case sensitivity. However, those are all boolean options. I think
> > a better name might be 'tagcase'. It captures the meaning without
> > the implication that it is a boolean.
> >
> > Since this is still at the early proposal stage, I just left the
> > original name in the proposal and in the patch.
>
> I like short names, so "tagcase" would be good. But then, what would
> the values be? Perhaps "match" and "ignore"?
I was considering "ic" and "noic" because "ignorecase" and
"noignorecase" seemed awfully long, especially with to tab
completion for string option values, but I like "match" and
"ignore" better.
> Perhaps there are other places where we would like to use a specific
> option instead of the global 'ignorecase'? If so, can we keep it
> consistent?
I couldn't think of any such places, but I agree that whatever
solution we choose here should be one that is usable in other
circumstances. I think a string option with a name of the form
'<something>case' and with the values "" (follow 'ignorecase'),
"ignore" and "match" would be generally applicable.
Regards,
Gary
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