John Beckett wrote: > On Sunday, August 28, 2016 at 8:05:29 PM UTC+10, toothpik wrote: > >> :tabe expected.txt > >> :vert diffs output.txt > > > >> When I last viewed those files, I may have exited with the cursor > >> on the last line. I use the code from ":help restore-cursor" to > >> restore the cursor position, so the diff shows the cursor at the > >> bottom. > > > > there's your problem right there > > What are you saying? That I should never exit a file with the cursor > at the end? Or I should not use the documented restore-cursor code? > > It is a real problem that Vim can mislead the user into thinking there > is no difference, when in fact a new line has been inserted at the top > of the other window. Just scrolling one window to the top is not > enough because unless you gg in *both* windows, you have no idea > whether the files are identical or not.
It's strange that in this case we get lots of useless "~" lines. I wonder why that happens. Probably the top line in the window is computed before the fold is closed. At least it helps a bit to set 'scrolloff' to 5 or more. Hmm, perhaps we should add that to the defaults. -- Momento mori, ergo carpe diem /// Bram Moolenaar -- [email protected] -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\ an exciting new programming language -- http://www.Zimbu.org /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org /// -- -- 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/d/optout.
