> Am Fr., 14. Mai 2021 um 16:58 Uhr schrieb Bram Moolenaar <[email protected]>:
> >
> > > When starting an ordered list::
> > >
> > > 1. hello
> > >
> > > with two spaces between the ``1.`` and the ``hello``, pressing Return
> > > at the end of the line leads to an indentation by four spaces, s.t.
> > > the cursor is located directly beneath the beginning of ``hello``.
> > > Other amounts of space between the ``1.`` and the ``hello`` are
> > > respected as well.
> > >
> > > However, when writing unordered lists::
> > >
> > > * hello
> > >
> > > or::
> > >
> > > - hello
> > >
> > > or::
> > >
> > > + hello
> > >
> > > with three spaces between the bullet marker and the word "hello",
> > > pressing Return leaves the cursor indented with two spaces. This is
> > > independent on the number of spaces between the marker and the text.
> > >
> > > It is easy enough to indent manually when writing such paragraphs.
> > > However, when reflowing paragraphs in an unordered list by ``gq`` in
> > > "visual line" mode (``V``), it is a little tedious to reformat the
> > > paragraph starting at its second line, after the first line is
> > > complete.
> > >
> > > Would it be possible to change vim's behaviour in this respect?
> >
> > You don't mention what option values you use, but you should be able to
> > make it work by:
> > include the "n" flag in 'formatoptions'
> > Adjust the 'formatlistpat' option, e.g. to use a list with "+":
> > set formatlistpat=^\\s*\\(\\d\\+[\\]:.)}\\t\ ]\\\\|+\\)\\s*
>
> Before trying to tweak the 'formatlistpat' option (with the
> double-backslashes contracted), I tried it out with the standard value
> and ``:set fo+=n`` in a vanilla buffer (``$ vim``), however no
> numbered lists are "recognised". I will do more research later. (The
> 'autoindent' option is set.)
>
> So far, thanks for the hint.
>
> BTW, shouldn't it be only one (two, in your case) backslashes prior to
> the alternative '|'? It looks like if the '|' should be, in your
> case, two more characters to the left?
See ":help option-backslash" for an explanation. Unfurtunately this is
complicated. Another way is to use an assignment:
:let &formatlistpat = 'value'
> How is implemented the default indentation for ordered lists in the
> ReST mode (which works also with the "default" formatoptions='tcroql'
> I found to be present); and could the present behaviour w.r.t.
> unordered lists be changed still? Your proposition of using the 'n'
> formatoption looks more like a workaround to me.
I'll Cc the maintainer of the ReST indent file.
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