On Wednesday, June 27, 2012 6:48:21 AM UTC+12, AndyHancock wrote: > ...the Windows-based vim defaults to a filetype of dos... > Anyway, I'm going to google around to find out how to set the default > filetype in order to avoid this.
Before googling, vim's help is usually the first place to go, and then the vim FAQ http://vimhelp.appspot.com/vim_faq.txt.html and the Vim tips wiki http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Vim_Tips_Wiki. In particular, you should read :help file-formats if you haven't already. > ... You tend to lose track of the fact that > you're writing text files or source code using filetype=unix. I have an expression in my status line option %1*%{&ff=~'u'?'':&ff}%* which shows me the file format if it's not my usual unix, in a different colour to the rest of the status line (which I always have on with :set ls=2). Regards, John Little -- 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
