Re: Txtfmt-plugin and txtfmtBgColor

On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Stahlman Family
<brettstahlman@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Michael Maurer wrote:
>> The following concerns the Txtfmt (The Vim Highlighter)-plugin by
>> Brett Stahlmann. I hope this is not too specific for this list.
>> I'm using Txtfmt with GVim under Windows XP SP3. After enabling all
>> background colors via
>>
>> let b:txtfmt_cfg_bgcolormask=11111111
>
> Michael,
> b:txtfmt_cfg_bgcolormask is the internal variable used by the plugin;
> setting it won't have any effect. (If you set it before the plugin
> loads, it will be overwritten; if you set it afterward, it won't be able
> to affect the syntax regions responsible for highlighting, which have
> already been defined.) The option variable you should set is
> g:txtfmtBgcolormask.
>
> :help txtfmtBgcolormask
>
> Note that this variable *must* be set *before* the plugin is loaded so
> that it can affect the syntax regions created. If you're setting the
> option globally, you probably want to put it in your .vimrc.
> Alternatively, you could set it in an autocommand, or even in a "Txtfmt
> modeline" within the file itself. Note that if you use a modeline, the
> variable name is bgcolormask or bcm. E.g.,
>
>        vim:ft=txtfmt
>        txtfmt:bcm=01101010
>
> :help txtfmt-modeline
>
> You can easily see which colors are active in a Txtfmt buffer (i.e.,
> which ones are defined by the syntax) by running...
>
> :ShowTokenMap<CR>
>
> Of course, this command is available only in a Txtfmt buffer. In theory,
> it could actually yield different results in different Txtfmt buffers,
> since option variables like txtfmtBgcolormask can be set either globally
> (g:) or buffer-locally (b:), but I'm guessing that most users override
> the color masks globally...
>
> One final note: for performance reasons, I would recommend activating
> only the colors you plan to use. If you decide later that you want more,
> you can always activate them at that time without adversely affecting an
> existing file. As explained in the help, the number of colors activated
> has a significant impact on the number of syntax regions created, which
> in turn impacts the speed of syntax highlighting redraw...
>
> :help txtfmt-performance-considerations
>

Thanks Brett, works like a charm. I turned off some colors and I think
I notice a slight decrease in start-up time. Great 2.0, by the way!

Cheers,
Michael

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