On Oct 20, 2009, at 12:46 PM, James Michael Fultz wrote:
> > * Lev Lvovsky <[email protected]> [2009-10-20 12:00 -0700]: >> On Oct 20, 2009, at 11:04 AM, James Michael Fultz wrote: > [highlight parentheses match under cursor] >>> :set showmatch >> >> I saw this, but sadly it's not what I'm looking for. Based on the >> help for 'showmatch' it jumps the cursor briefly from opening to >> closing. > > Vim's behavior with parentheses is for me as you've described what you > wish it to be. I had attributed that to the setting of 'showmatch', > that now seems not to be so. > >> The option which I'm looking for colors the opening and closing >> characters when the cursor is over either one. Is there some other >> setting which showmatch refers to which makes this happen? > > Since it is not 'showmatch' that enables the described behavior, I > next > thought that it must be syntax highlighting. Again, it is not so. > After some digging, I've found that it is the matchparen plugin > automatically loaded unless 'compatible' is set. > > You could try "set nocompatible". thanks for your help James, it seems like it's perhaps a version issue. -lev --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
