I end up installing the newest snapshot build of MacVim and that took care of the problem. I didn't change my vimrc though.
Thanks for the help. -Mu On Jul 25, 6:17 am, Björn Winckler <bjorn.winck...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Jul 24, 2011, at 19:45 , Mu wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > The problem occurred last night when I was changing stuff in > > Preferences in MacVim. Basically now every time I open a file with > > MacVim, the entire content is automatically highlighted. > > > I could turn it off by either commenting out "highlight search result" > > in vimrc (which isn't a good solution because I do want that feature) > > or choosing "Toggle pattern highlight" under Edit -> Global Settings > > (which works only for the current window). > > > I tried resetting my preferences by issuing the command "defaults > > delete org.vim.MacVim" but it didn't fix the problem. > > > The stuff I changed in Preferences before the problem occurred was > > > 1. Open new file in tab instead of window. > > > 2. Unchecked "use experimental renderer" under Advanced tab. > > > I changed both back after seeing the problem, but didn't help. > > > Any idea is much appreciated. > > This sounds like a problem with your Vim config -- I do not think it is > related to the (MacVim-) Preferences. Please go through the troubleshooting > guide [1] to try and figure out what is causing it. > > Björn > > [1]https://github.com/b4winckler/macvim/wiki/Troubleshooting -- You received this message from the "vim_mac" 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
