Re: Abbreviation with an @

On Nov 6, 9:14 pm, Christian Brabandt <cbli...@256bit.org> wrote:
> Hi Tim!
>
> On So, 06 Nov 2011, Tim Chase wrote:
>
> > On 11/06/11 19:04, Quincy Bowers wrote:
> > >Ah, I wonder if abbreviations can only be defined if they
> > >don't cross keyword boundaries...  And if that is the case is
> > >that intended?
>
> > That's why I was confused that
>
> >   :iab @a @author Author Name
>
> > worked, but
>
> >   :iab @author @author Author Name
>
> > errored out.
>
> That is explained at :h abbreviation.
>
> ,----
> | There are three types of abbreviations:
> |
> | full-id         The "full-id" type consists entirely of keyword
> |           characters (letters and characters from 'iskeyword'
> |           option).  This is the most common abbreviation.
> |
> |         Examples: "foo", "g3", "-1"
> |
> | end-id          The "end-id" type ends in a keyword character, but all
> |           the other characters are not keyword characters.
> |
> |         Examples: "#i", "..f", "$/7"
> |
> | non-id          The "non-id" type ends in a non-keyword character, the
> |           other characters may be of any type, excluding space
> |           and tab.  {this type is not supported by Vi}
> |
> |         Examples: "def#", "4/7$"
> `----
>
> So while @a is of type end-id @author isn't.
>
> regards,
> Christian

:set isk?
returns:
iskeyword=@,48-57,_,192-255

That means @ is a keyword character,
it also means _ is a keyword character,
and both the following SHOULD be full-id.

This fails:
:iab @author @author Author Name

But this seems to be ok:
:iab _author @author Author Name

-Bill

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