Re: Vim config problem in jessie

[Stanislav Bocinec <svacko@gmail.com>]

Hello Frank,

i experienced same issues in past. This link helped to solv all my issues:
http://henry.precheur.org/vim/python

"

First I would like to point out something when writing a Vim configuration file.

Generally don’t use the autocmd command to add hooks to a specific
filename’s extension. AutoCmd ... *.py ... might look like a good way
of executing commands when opening a Python file; it’s not. Because
all Python filenames do not necessarily end with .py; some executable
scripts might not have extension for example.

autocmd FileType python is better. But there is an even better way:
ftplugin. For instance, instead of the following in your vimrc

AutoCmd BufNewFile,BufRead *.py
    \ setlocal tabstop=4
    \ setlocal softtabstop=4
    \ setlocal shiftwidth=4
    \ setlocal textwidth=80
    \ setlocal smarttab
    \ setlocal expandtab

Create the directory ~/.vim/ftplugin; create a file named
~/.vim/ftplugin/python.vim containing:

setlocal tabstop=4
setlocal softtabstop=4
setlocal shiftwidth=4
setlocal textwidth=80
setlocal smarttab
setlocal expandtab

Now every files detected as Python files by Vim get the previous
commands executed. Even those with filenames which do not end with
.py. "

HTH,
Stano

On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 7:35 PM, Frank Miles <fpm@u.washington.edu> wrote:
> I'm having problems setting the vim configuration -
> and having it mean something - in a fairly new computer.
> One simple example is the tab stops.  Since I'm the
> only direct user of this machine, I've simply edited
> /etc/vim/vimrc, where I have the line:
>         set tabstop=4
> In addition, I've appended the line
>         set ts=4
> to some of the 'plugin' files, for example:
>         /usr/share/vim/vim74/syntax/python.vim
> {the normal ending line with ts=8 has been commented-out;
> otherwise the plugin file is unaltered from the Debian original}.
>
> However when I open a python file, it's obvious that
> 8-space tabs are being used.  Doing a set: shows that
>         softtabstop=4
> But there is no
>         tabstop=4
> whereas opening a 'C' file will achieve the latter (and
> 'proper' spacing.
>
> The file is recognized as python - the keywords are highlighted
> as expected.  Manually entering the set ts=4 sets things right.
>
> I've tried creating a ~/.vim/vimrc to no avail.  I've not had
> any problem with previous incarnations of Debian.
>
> One has to suspect that some config file is overriding mine.
> A quick examination of the installed vim packages using
>         dpkg -L ...
> has turned up nothing other than links to /etc/vim/vimrc
>
> Anyone have any hints regarding the source of this annoyance?
> TIA!
>         -F
>
>
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