Re: Abbreviation with an @

Hi Bee!

On So, 06 Nov 2011, Bee wrote:

>
>
> 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.
>
> :set isk?
> returns:
> iskeyword=@,48-57,_,192-255
>
> That means @ is a keyword character,

No.
:h 'isfname'

,----
| If the character is '@', all characters where isalpha() returns TRUE
| are included. Normally these are the characters a to z and A to Z,
| plus accented characters. To include '@' itself use "@-@". Examples:
`----

> it also means _ is a keyword character,
> and both the following SHOULD be full-id.
>
> This fails:
> :iab @author @author Author Name

As I said before, the @a is of type non-id, while @author isn't.

Do
:set isk+=@-@
and it works.

regards,
Christian

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