Aryeh Friedman wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 9:13 AM Bram Moolenaar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Aryeh Friedman wrote: > > > > > For some odd reason (bug?) a stray unprintable unicode character appear= > s > > > several spaces over on the second line of every file I edit (even when > > the > > > second line is nothing more then a new line): > > > > > > // src/java/specmed/devinv/DevInvUtil.java > > > =EF=BF=BD <-- The stray unicode character > > > Here is the output for cat -e of the first two lines of the same file: > > > > > > // src/java/specmed/devinv/DevInvUtil.java$ > > > $ > > > > > > Platform info: > > > OS: FreeBSD 11.2 > > > Terminal type: ssh (xterm-256color) via xfce4-term 0.8.7.4 on xfce4 > > desktop > > > (4.12) > > > Vim --version output: > > > VIM - Vi IMproved 8.1 (2018 May 18, compiled Jan 25 2019 04:31:10) > > > Included patches: 1-676 > > > Compiled by aryehl@timeless > > > Huge version with GTK2 GUI. Features included (+) or not (-): > > > > Looks like a leftover for the 'ambiwidth' test. This outputs a > > character in the second like and requests the cursor position, to find > > out the width of that character. It is then overwritten by two spaces. > > The character used is 0x25bd, the character you see appears to be 0xfffd. > > I guess the terminal didn't properly clean up. > > > > The character is not in the text, how do you get it? > > > > By simply opening the file (vim [file] -- no command line switches).... see > the resubjected thread for a lot more detail The problem is probably caused by the terminal or a wrong termcap entry. Try adding this to your .vimrc: set t_u7= -- Futility Factor: No experiment is ever a complete failure - it can always serve as a negative example. /// Bram Moolenaar -- [email protected] -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\ an exciting new programming language -- http://www.Zimbu.org /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org /// -- -- 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/d/optout.
