On May 19, 11:29 pm, Charles E Campbell Jr <[email protected]> wrote: >Paul wrote: >> Ben Fritz wrote: >>> On Wednesday, May 16, 2012 10:26:37 AM UTC-5, Paul wrote: >>>> One thing I found not to be remembered is "setl ts=14" (or >>>> whatever number you use to get the file timestamp column closer >>>> to the filename column). Is there a way to have this setting >>>> stick? >>> >>> I don't have input for your main problem, sorry about that. >>> >>> But this one I can handle. >>> >>> netrw sets the 'netrw' filetype on its buffers. >>> >>> So simply use a FileType autocmd, or a filetype plugin file (in >>> the after directory). >>> >>> I.e., either create this autocmd: >>> >>> au FileType netrw setl ts=14 >>> >>> or create file ~/.vim/after/ftplugin/netrw.vim with contents: >>> >>> setl ts=14 >> >> Ben, thanks for that. Unfortunately, the specific local value for >> tabstop depends on the longest filename of interest (not >> necessarily the longest filename in the directory. This is set on >> a per-directory basis (and may change if the directory contents >> change). I just need the local tabstop value to stick to the >> buffer for a particular directory. So I need (or rather, want) vim >> to treat a netrw window in the same manner as it does other >> buffers. That way, even if I close the window, then open it again >> (for example, using :e Directory/Path), the ts value stays the same >> as it was set to last time. > >> I get the feeling that I'm asking for the impossible, but there >> have been occassions in the past in which I have been pleasantly >> surprised. > > Netrw sets g:netrw_maxfilenamelen to 32 by default; you can > change that as you wish (ie. via .vimrc, etc). It is used to set > netrw buffers' local tabstop value. See :help > g:netrw_maxfilenamelen .
Sorry about that last email, it was posted under another nym (the wrong one). I erased it from google groups. Here it is again, with proper identification. Thanks, but I need to be able to manually change it depending on the longest filename in the folder being viewed. Then I need the ts value to stick for that directory. -- 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
