patch 8.2.2640: screenstring() returns non-existing composing characters Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f1387285e2ebe5cb3688d729fc6fd01a169a76c1 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Mon Mar 22 17:11:15 2021 +0100 patch 8.2.2640: screenstring() returns non-existing composing characters Problem: screenstring() returns non-existing composing characters. Solution: Only use composing characters if there is a base character.

" Vim filetype plugin
" Language:		JSON
" Maintainer:		David Barnett <daviebdawg+vim@gmail.com>
" Last Change:		2014 Jul 16

if exists('b:did_ftplugin')
  finish
endif
let b:did_ftplugin = 1

let b:undo_ftplugin = 'setlocal formatoptions< comments< commentstring<'

setlocal formatoptions-=t

" JSON has no comments.
setlocal comments=
setlocal commentstring=