Re: vim should reset indent size settings when changing file types

On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 11:14 AM David Demelier <markand@malikania.fr> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm not sure if there is way to fix that, but I actually would like to
> use tabs of size 8 for every file except html.
>
> So basically I create a ~/.vim/ftplugin.html file with:
>
> set ts=4
> set sts=4
> set sw=4
> set noet
>
> Then, runnin `vim foo.html` will set ts, sts and sw correctly. But then,
> if I open a new file different from html directly from vim, it keeps
> those settings.
>
> Example:
>
> vim foo.html
> :e CMakeLists.txt <- ts, sts and sw is still 4
>
> However, starting vim directly to edit a CMake file will use the
> defaults a size of 8.
>
> This means that I should create a ftplugin file for *every* kind of
> filetype or to quit vim and re-open.
>
> Correct me if I'm wrong but I think all settings that came from a
> ~/.vim/ftplugin should be removed once you switch filetype. Or perhaps I
> miss an option that already does this?
>
> What are you recommendations?
>
> Regards
>
> --
> David

This question is covered by the online help.

See :help undo_ftplugin

Best regards,
Tony.

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