I thought the idea of vim was that it is extensible?.....you can build the plugins...don't expect bram to do it.
Sent from my iPad On Aug 3, 2013, at 14:59, Andrew Ray <[email protected]> wrote: > Bram clearly writes a lot of C code. The only "indent" Vim has built in by > default is "cindent" (did this come from vi? I don't know). But, times have > changed. Developers now write a lot of javascript and html. Vim is not so > good at javascript and html. Indenting, for example, is very poor for most > front end related languages. Out of the box it won't even indent HTML > properly, rendering = useless for us. Syntax highlighting out of the box is > undesirable. > > It's time for a change. Many of us want to write javascript in Vim, and want > good support for it. The way to get that is for Bram to take up front end > development, and learn the pitfalls that we all face. The first time Bram > tries to use % on a multi-line < div > tag to jump to its close, we will be > one step closer to liberation. With every comma separated var list he tries > to write, the drums of freedom beat louder. > > Bram can keep writing C code, but it should be on the back burner. Whether we > like it or not, many, if not most software implementations and businesses > require complex javascript and front end work to function. > > JOIN ME! If you want Bram Moolenaar to become a front end developer so that > the ever growing world of front end development can be slingshotted into the > future, just sign below. Together, with Bram's help, we can make Vim the > editor of choice for knocking out front end tasks. > > I, Andrew Ray, petition Bram Moolenar to become a front end developer. > > -- > -- > 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 > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "vim_use" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
