Thanks guys for the pointer to :set paste. Also appreciate the help debugging the issue with my script Ben.
On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 7:26 AM, Ben Fritz <fritzophre...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 4:56:20 PM UTC-5, Sonny Chee wrote: > > Hey Guys, > > > > When I want to insert text from my clipboard, I turn off auto-indenting > with the following: > > > > :setl noai nocin nosi inde= > > > > That works great. > > > > I'm working on a vimscript that inserts (prettily) formatted text into a > buffer. I tried to execute the above before the inserts with the following: > > > > execute "normal :setl noai nocin nosi inde=" > > execute 'normal! ' . l:start . 'Gg0o' . "\t" . join(l:cols, "\n\t, ") > > > > > > But all of the text is auto-indented. Any help would be appreciated.... > > I second the suggestion to use :set paste instead. > > However, your script isn't working, because there is no "enter" command > sent to execute the command-line. You COULD insert a "\<CR>" at the end of > your first normal command to accomplish that. > > But that's pointless. You're using the "execute" ex command to use the > "normal" ex command that does a ":" to go into the command-line mode where > you execute...ex commands. > > Instead of all that, why not just use "setl noai nocin nosi inde=" > directly? > > -- > -- > 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 a topic in the > Google Groups "vim_use" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/vim_use/JPptXTuUuxI/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > vim_use+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Sonny. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be true to your work, your word, and your friend. Henry David Thoreau. -- -- 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 vim_use+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
