On Friday, July 02, 2010 19:56:20 Gary Johnson wrote: > On 2010-07-02, Daniel D Jones wrote: > > Using Gvim under Gentoo Linux, if I open a file with a .txt extension, > > Gvim sets the filetype to text and sets the appropriate word wrap, etc. > > that I have configured. But if I open Gvim, create a new buffer with > > :tabnew and then save that as a file with a .txt extension, Gvim doesn't > > set the filetype and I have to explicitly set it in order to get the > > word wrap and other file settings I have configured. Is there a setting > > I'm missing to have Gvim automatically recognize the file type when the > > file is named and saved, or is that not possible absent some scripting? > > Vim assumes that you want to determine the file type when a file is > opened or a new buffer is created, i.e., before you start viewing or > editing, not when you write the file. In most cases, by the time > you write a file you've either already set the file type or you > don't care.
Thanks for the info, but how do you set the filetype when you create the buffer? That's assuming you're not running Vim from a command line and so can pass the filename when you start the program. Uh, OK, nevermind. The obvious occurred to me when I wrote that line. I didn't realize that :tabnew took args. > The easiest way to set the file type after writing a file is to > simply edit it again, > > :e That never occurred to me. Quicker than manually setting the filetype. > If you really want to automate this, you could put an autocommand > like this in your ~/.vimrc: > > au BufWrite * if &ft == '' | filetype detect | fi Cool. I'll keep that archived but hopefully I can train myself to just name the file when created. -- "It is impossible to experience one's death objectively and still carry a tune." - Woody Allen -- 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
