6 Feb
2023
6 Feb
'23
6:41 p.m.
Hi Folks,
When I comment out a line, vim left justifies the line, but I want the indentation to say
exactly where it is! Does anybody now when vim setting is responsible for either
1) Causing the shifty left justification of comments, so I can delete it
2) Suppresses this shifty left justification that is maybe part of some other setting,
which maybe does things I want.
I just want it to stop! (-:
Thanks for the help,
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Chris.
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A: Because we read from top to bottom, left to right.
Q: > Why should I start my reply below the quoted text?
9 Feb
9 Feb
7:46 p.m.
On Mon, Feb 06, 2023 at 10:41:37AM -0800, Chris Miller wrote:
Hi Folks,
When I comment out a line, vim left justifies the line, but I want the
indentation to say exactly where it is! Does anybody now when vim
setting is responsible for either
1) Causing the shifty left justification of comments, so I can delete
it
2) Suppresses this shifty left justification that is maybe part of some
other setting, which maybe does things I want.
I just want it to stop! (-:
I often get stuck with visual mode in vi and the crazy one tab means
indent the next line with a tab too and then crazy stair step ensues!
What language are you commenting in?
O'Reilly has a new edition!
Learning the vi and Vim Editors, 8th Edition
https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/learning-the-vi/9781492078791/
Maybe try emacs?
M-x tutorial
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"There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way is to
make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the other
way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies."
Professor C. A. R. Hoare
The 1980 Turing award lecture
10 Feb
10 Feb
3:02 a.m.
Hi Linus, Gary, and Brian,
Hi Folks,
When I comment out a line, vim left justifies the
line, but I want the
indentation to say exactly where it is! Does anybody now when vim setting is
responsible for either
1) Causing the shifty left justification of comments, so I can delete it
2) Suppresses this shifty left justification that is maybe part of some other
setting, which maybe does things I want.
Well, the mystery is partly solved. The VIM setting that I need to fix is apparently
"SmartIndent":
Do smart autoindenting when starting a new line. Works for C-like
programs, but can also be used for other languages. 'cindent' does
something like this, works better in most cases, but is more strict,
see |C-indenting|. When 'cindent' is on or 'indentexpr' is set,
setting 'si' has no effect. 'indentexpr' is a more advanced
alternative.
Normally 'autoindent' should also be on when using 'smartindent'.
An indent is automatically inserted:
- After a line ending in '{'.
- After a line starting with a keyword from 'cinwords'.
- Before a line starting with '}' (only with the "O" command).
When typing '}' as the first character in a new line, that line is
given the same indent as the matching '{'.
When typing '#' as the first character in a new line, the indent for
that line is removed, the '#' is put in the first column. The indent
is restored for the next line. If you don't want this, use this
mapping: ":inoremap # X^H#", where ^H is entered with CTRL-V CTRL-H.
When using the ">>" command, lines starting with '#' are not
shifted
right.
NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
This option is reset when 'paste' is set and restored when 'paste' is
reset.
And look at that! The solution is right there! Only I can't get it to work. I just
goes merrily along putting hashes in the first column! Maybe the easiest solution is to
map a key to "s/^#/^I#/"
Thanks for the help,
--
Chris.
V:916.799.9461
F:916.974.0428
A: Because we read from top to bottom, left to right.
Q: > Why should I start my reply below the quoted text?
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