On 20/06/10 23:10, Jay Heyl wrote:
I use Vim primarily for editing C source files. The feature that
automatically repeats the comment marker, "//", at the start of a new
line in insert mode is great.
Unfortunately, what I suspect is a related characteristic is not so
great. Several times now I've been editing a line that begins with a
multiply symbol, "*", separated by a space from the variable name that
follows. When I press Enter I get a multiply symbol at the start of the
next line. This isn't a major annoyance when I'm entering new code
because it's readily noticeable, but when I'm reformatting existing code
it's very easy to overlook and can create some highly unwanted results.
Recently this happened and I didn't catch it. The result was an infinite
loop that cost about two man-days to find.
Here's an example:
someVariable = (someOtherVariable + stillSomeOtherVariable)
* (someOtherVariable - stillSomeOtherVariable)
* - someVariable * someOtherVariable;
^
^
Vim inserted the leading '*' automagically
Does anyone know if there's a way to limit the automatic insertion of
characters at the beginning of a line to just the comment sequence?
Short of that, maybe somebody knows what setting controls this behavior?
-- Jay
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I think Vim mistakes your multiply operator for the middle part of a
three-piece comment, as in
/*
* void foobar(int a, char_u *b)
* Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing
* elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et
* dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis
* nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex
* ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in
*
* a: reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu
* b: fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat
*/
void
foobar(a, b)
int a;
char_u *b;
{
int i;
int j;
etc.
See
:help 'comments'
:help format-comments
Best regards,
Tony.
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