Re: customize indentation

Hi,

You can see my .vimrc content here - https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/vim_use/zy2yUzWsD9U

I am not using *tab* for indentation, rather 2 space indentation. Could you tell me what to change in my .vimrc file ?


> If tabs are used, not just an amorphous pile of spaces, then indentation
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> information exists in the file. Then, as partially described in
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> ":h listchars", we can:
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> :set tabstop=2 sw=2 noexpandtab
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> :set listchars+=tab:>-
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> :set list
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> so that:
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> class Foo
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> def foo
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> x = 10
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> y = 12
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> end
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> end
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> gains a blue ">-" for each tab present. Visually scanning the columns of
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> ">" is much quicker than counting dots. Changing the listchars to tab:!-
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> makes that even easier, I find. (Attempting tab:|- generates an error.)
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> If you have autoindent enabled, you will also see those ">-" appear.
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> To turn off the indication:
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> :set nolist
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> It may be convenient to map these on and off operations to e.g. F1,F2.
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> Is that close enough?
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> Erik
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