Re: "iabbrev" erratic behaviour

Am 20/02/2024 um 09:42 schrieb Christian Brabandt:
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> On Mo, 19 Feb 2024, 'Ottavio Caruso' via vim_use wrote:
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>> Hi,
>>
>> I have this is in my .vimrc:
>>
>> iabbrev mdate <C-R>=strftime("%a %d/%m/%Y")
>>
>>
>> It used to work fine, but as of recently (3 or 4 weeks or so), this
>> abbreviation only works if it is the first thing that I input on any
>> file. If I edit a file, type some characters and then I type "mdate",
>> it doesn't get expanded. I have to save and exit the file, then
>> re-open it and then type "mdate".
>>
>> Is there a way to troubleshoot that?
>
> Make sure you do not have paste mode left enabled.

Thanks. I have double checked but it's not enabled. This is erratic. It
seems to work now. There must be some key combination that triggers this
behaviour.

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