Re: Abbreviations using special chars

On Tue, 12 Jul 2011, Nathan Neff wrote:

> I've tried this:
>
> iabbrev <s #+begin_src groovy
>
> in my .vimrc, but it doesn't work, it gives "Invalid argument" when I
> start vim.
>
> But, when I enter
>
> :iabbrev <s #+begin_src groovy
>
> on the command line, the abbreviation works.
>
> What am I doing wrong?

Check for non-breaking spaces. I can get the "Invalid argument" error
with the following line:

iabbrev <s #+begin_src groovy
│ │ └─ regular space: < > 32, Hex 20, Octal 040
│ └───────────── non-breaking space: < > 160, Hex 00a0, Octal 240
└──────────────── regular space

You can enter a nbsp by typing, in insert mode:
<C-v> <x> <a> <0>
(ctrl-v, x, a, zero)

You can detect a nbsp by using the "ga" normal mode command. (Navigate
the cursor atop each space and type <g> <a>.)

--
Best,
Ben

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