I have a map I use that inserts a timestamp in the form of __TS:1356990559|Dec 31, 2012 14:49__
The dual nature allows me to visually parse the date, and process my entries easily with a program that parses the file. I'm trying to conceal the TS:...| part to make it visually more pleasing. Basically, eye-candy. But I am not succeeding at all. This is what I have (if you want the context, see it here: http://goo.gl/EDZ3q ) if has( 'conceal' ) " How can I use variables for the patterns? "syntax region myTimeStamp start="__TS:" end="\|" oneline conceal cchar=_ syntax region myTimeStamp start="__TS:" end="\|" "highlight link myTimeStamp Conceal highlight myTimeStamp ctermfg=red ctermbg=blue set conceallevel=2 endif Obviously, I'm misunderstanding syntax highlighting in general, because the region isn't being highlighted, let aloned concealed (when uncommented). What am I doing wrong? -- 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
