rhubarb wrote:
> Chip,
>
> thanks for your helpful diagnostic tips.
>
> I'll note :echo g:colors_name and :echo &ft -- I feel like I've
> scoured the interweb looking for the first command : )
>
> I was getting a "plaintex" filetype for *.tex files.
>
> However, what I've done (and will quite probably regret) is to edit ../
> share/vim/vim72/filetype.vim:
>
The problem: next time you do an upgrade to vim, you'll lose your changes.
The solution: create a file ($HOME/.vim/filetype.vim) and have in it
if exists("did_load_myfiletypes")
finish
endif
let did_load_myfiletypes= 1
augroup filetypedetect
au BufNewFile,BufReadPost *.tex setf tex
augroup END
This is your personal file, and it will override the
share/vim/vim72/filetype.vim file.
The advantage is that this file will not be touched during any upgrade(s).
Rule-Of-Thumb: never modify any vim system files. Override them as you
wish,
but don't touch them. Penalty for ignoring this ROT: loss of changes on
upgrade,
or resign yourself to staying with an out-of-date vim.
Regards,
Chip Campbell
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