Noice, good mana and potions your way :-) On Saturday, 28 June 2025 at 10:41:47 UTC+2 dva...@internode.on.net wrote:
> On 27.06.25 06:25, K otgc wrote: > > I ended up using the below, but unsure which of the 3 choices is easiest. > > The Tab doesn't indent a highlighted block, so I need the Shift+> to > indent > > the highlighted lines. Fortunately Shift+> seems to use the Tab spacing > > amount. > > set expandtab > > set tabstop=2 > > set shiftwidth=2 > > They are not separate choices, but elements of one choice. > set tabstop=2 shiftwidth=2 > changes from default to a 2-space width, while > set expandtab > avoids it all coming undone when you share the file with someone with some > other tabstop setting. It does that by inserting 2 spaces instead of a tab, > thus protecting your code from foreign interference. > > set autoindent > is productivity enhancing, as you can then hit <tab> on the first line > inside a block to indent it, and subsequent lines in the block will > automatically hold that indentation, without you having to find the mouse > and faff with it. > > A quick way to outdent after the block is to hit ^D on the first line > after, e.g. the closing '}'in C. It isn't even necessary to remember to do > it before typing the post-block line - the ^D also outdents any time while > you're still in insert mode on the line. > > In this way, you type your way through the indented block, then back out > again, without moving your hands from the keyboard - no slowing for the > curve, at all. > > Erik > > -- -- 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. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/075a24c8-e4b4-4477-a639-951e35208947n%40googlegroups.com.
