On Fri, 21 May 2010, Andy Christianson wrote: > Is it possible to get Vim to display vertical lines that help to track > indentation? I can't think of the best way to describe it (or search > for it), but you can see it in this screenshot > (http://www.rutherfurd.net/files/jedit/jedit_ss3.jpg).
If you always use tabs to indent, you might try playing with 'listchars' (= 'lcs'). The results of: :set lcs=tab:|· shows up pretty close to your screenshot for me. The difference is that a tab shows up as |··· (instead of ···· with a vertical line interleaved) Instead of '|' (VERTICAL LINE (aka 'pipe')), if your preferred font supports it, I like U+2502 '│' (BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT VERTICAL). (Vertically-aligned │'s are flush with one another. Compare:) │││ ||| │││ ||| │││ ||| :set lcs=tab:│· At work, where I pay more attention to tabs, I use: :set lcs=tab:»· (At home, I always use tabs, so I find that distracting) In all cases, I also use the 'trail:·' suboption, but see :help 'listchars' for more. You also need the 'list' option active. -- Best, Ben -- You received this message from the "vim_use" 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
