Re: vim and syntax configuration line in file

[Jerome BENOIT <jgmbenoit@wanadoo.fr>]

Colin Watson wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 26, 2003 at 04:53:08PM +0200, Jerome BENOIT wrote:
>
> > Hello List,
> >
> > since while I have noticed that my vim editors
> > no more recognize my vim configuration line such
> >
> > %% vim:syntax=tex
> > ## vim:syntax=maple
> >
> > in my file.
> >
> > I can not figure out what is wrong:
> > any idea.
>
>
> You probably have the modelines option set to 0,

Indeed !

> which appears to be the
> default in /etc/vim/vimrc in some recent Debian vim packages. You can
> override that in ~/.vimrc if you want.
>
> I'm not sure I agree with the default; if hazardous modelines are
> possible then that in itself is a bug which needs to be fixed by more
> than just changing the default, but you may want to read about it for
> yourself.

Thanks,
Jerome