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1 *version7.txt* For Vim version 7.0c. Last change: 2006 Mar 29 1 *version7.txt* For Vim version 7.0c. Last change: 2006 Apr 05
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar 4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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84 Minor incompatibilities: 84 Minor incompatibilities:
85 85
86 For filetype detection: For many types, instead of ~/.dir/filename use 86 For filetype detection: For many types, instead of ~/.dir/filename use
87 */.dir/filename, so that it also works for other user's files. 87 */.dir/filename, so that it also works for other user's files.
88 88
89 For quite a few filetypes the indent settings have been moved from the
90 filetype plugin to the indent plugin. If you used: >
91 :filetype plugin on
92 Then some indent settings may be missing. You need to use: >
93 :filetype plugin indent on
94
89 ":0verbose" now sets 'verbose' to zero instead of one. 95 ":0verbose" now sets 'verbose' to zero instead of one.
90 96
91 Removed the old and incomplete "VimBuddy" code. 97 Removed the old and incomplete "VimBuddy" code.
92 98
93 Buffers without a name report "No Name" instead of "No File". It was 99 Buffers without a name report "No Name" instead of "No File". It was
149 155
150 When defining a user command with |:command| the special items could be 156 When defining a user command with |:command| the special items could be
151 abbreviated. This caused unexpected behavior, such as <li> being recognized 157 abbreviated. This caused unexpected behavior, such as <li> being recognized
152 as <line1>. The items can no longer be abbreviated. 158 as <line1>. The items can no longer be abbreviated.
153 159
160 When executing a FileChangedRO autocommand it is no longer allowed to switch
161 to another buffer or edit another file. This is to prevent crashes (the event
162 is triggered deep down in the code where changing buffers is not anticipated).
163
154 ============================================================================== 164 ==============================================================================
155 NEW FEATURES *new-7* 165 NEW FEATURES *new-7*
156 166
157 Vim script enhancements *new-vim-script* 167 Vim script enhancements *new-vim-script*
158 ----------------------- 168 -----------------------
168 The |string()| function can be used to get a string representation of a 178 The |string()| function can be used to get a string representation of a
169 variable. Works for Numbers, Strings and composites of them. Then |eval()| 179 variable. Works for Numbers, Strings and composites of them. Then |eval()|
170 can be used to turn the string back into the variable value. 180 can be used to turn the string back into the variable value.
171 181
172 The |:let| command can now use "+=". ":let var += expr" works like 182 The |:let| command can now use "+=". ":let var += expr" works like
173 ":let var = var + expr". "-=" and ".=" works in a similar way. 183 ":let var = var + expr". "-=" and ".=" work in a similar way.
174 184
175 With the |:profile| command you can find out where your function or script 185 With the |:profile| command you can find out where your function or script
176 wastes its time. 186 wastes its time.
177 187
178 In the Python interface vim.eval() also handles Dictionaries and Lists. 188 In the Python interface vim.eval() also handles Dictionaries and Lists.
274 The |:tab| command modifier can be used to have most commands that open a new 284 The |:tab| command modifier can be used to have most commands that open a new
275 window open a new tab instead. 285 window open a new tab instead.
276 286
277 The |--remote-tab| argument can be used to edit a file in a new tab page in an 287 The |--remote-tab| argument can be used to edit a file in a new tab page in an
278 already running Vim server. 288 already running Vim server.
289
290 Variables starting with "t:" are local to a tab page.
279 291
280 More info here: |tabpage| 292 More info here: |tabpage|
281 The Win32 GUI tabs were implemented by Yegappan Lakshmanan. 293 The Win32 GUI tabs were implemented by Yegappan Lakshmanan.
282 294
283 295
745 |len()| number of items in a List or Dictionary 757 |len()| number of items in a List or Dictionary
746 |map()| change each List or Dictionary item 758 |map()| change each List or Dictionary item
747 |maparg()| extra argument: use abbreviation 759 |maparg()| extra argument: use abbreviation
748 |mapcheck()| extra argument: use abbreviation 760 |mapcheck()| extra argument: use abbreviation
749 |match()| extra argument: count 761 |match()| extra argument: count
762 |matcharg()| return arguments of |:match| command
750 |matchend()| extra argument: count 763 |matchend()| extra argument: count
751 |matchlist()| list with match and submatches of a pattern in a string 764 |matchlist()| list with match and submatches of a pattern in a string
752 |matchstr()| extra argument: count 765 |matchstr()| extra argument: count
753 |max()| maximum value in a List or Dictionary 766 |max()| maximum value in a List or Dictionary
754 |min()| minimum value in a List or Dictionary 767 |min()| minimum value in a List or Dictionary
979 Vietnamese message translations and menu. (Phan Vinh Thinh) 992 Vietnamese message translations and menu. (Phan Vinh Thinh)
980 993
981 994
982 Others: ~ 995 Others: ~
983 996
997 The |:read| command has the |++edit| argument. This means it will use the
998 detected 'fileformat', 'fileencoding' and other options for the buffer. This
999 also fixes the problem that editing a compressed file didn't set these
1000 options.
1001
984 The Netbeans interface was updated for Sun Studio 10. The protocol number 1002 The Netbeans interface was updated for Sun Studio 10. The protocol number
985 goes from 2.2 to 2.3. (Gordon Prieur) 1003 goes from 2.2 to 2.3. (Gordon Prieur)
986 1004
987 Mac: When starting up Vim will load the $VIMRUNTIME/macmap.vim script to 1005 Mac: When starting up Vim will load the $VIMRUNTIME/macmap.vim script to
988 define default command-key mappings. (mostly by Benji Fisher) 1006 define default command-key mappings. (mostly by Benji Fisher)
1053 When editing a search pattern for a "/" or "?" command and 'incsearch' is set 1071 When editing a search pattern for a "/" or "?" command and 'incsearch' is set
1054 CTRL-L can be used to add a character from the current match. CTRL-R CTRL-W 1072 CTRL-L can be used to add a character from the current match. CTRL-R CTRL-W
1055 will add a word, but exclude the part of the word that was already typed. 1073 will add a word, but exclude the part of the word that was already typed.
1056 1074
1057 Ruby interface: add line number methods. (Ryan Paul) 1075 Ruby interface: add line number methods. (Ryan Paul)
1076
1077 The $MYVIMRC environment variable is set to the first found vimrc file.
1078 The $MYGVIMRC environment variable is set to the first found gvimrc file.
1058 1079
1059 ============================================================================== 1080 ==============================================================================
1060 IMPROVEMENTS *improvements-7* 1081 IMPROVEMENTS *improvements-7*
1061 1082
1062 ":helpgrep" accepts a language specifier after the pattern: "pat@it". 1083 ":helpgrep" accepts a language specifier after the pattern: "pat@it".
2181 Yu-sung, 2005 March 21) 2202 Yu-sung, 2005 March 21)
2182 2203
2183 Ruby interface: when inserting/deleting lines display wasn't updated. (Ryan 2204 Ruby interface: when inserting/deleting lines display wasn't updated. (Ryan
2184 Paul) 2205 Paul)
2185 2206
2186 --- fixes since Vim 6.0b --- 2207 --- fixes since Vim 7.0b ---
2187 2208
2188 Getting the GCC version in configure didn't work with Solaris sed. First 2209 Getting the GCC version in configure didn't work with Solaris sed. First
2189 strip any "darwin." and then get the version number. 2210 strip any "darwin." and then get the version number.
2190 2211
2191 The "autoload" directory was missing from the self-installing executable for 2212 The "autoload" directory was missing from the self-installing executable for
2215 The time on undo messages disappeared for someone. Using %T for strftime() 2236 The time on undo messages disappeared for someone. Using %T for strftime()
2216 apparently doesn't work everywhere. Use %H:%M:%S instead. 2237 apparently doesn't work everywhere. Use %H:%M:%S instead.
2217 2238
2218 Typing BS at the "z=" prompt removed the prompt. 2239 Typing BS at the "z=" prompt removed the prompt.
2219 2240
2220 --- fixes since Vim 6.0c --- 2241 --- fixes since Vim 7.0c ---
2221 2242
2222 When jumping to another tab page the Vim window size was always set, even when 2243 When jumping to another tab page the Vim window size was always set, even when
2223 nothing in the layout changed. 2244 nothing in the layout changed.
2224 2245
2225 Win32 GUI tab pages line wasn't always enabled. Do a proper check for the 2246 Win32 GUI tab pages line wasn't always enabled. Do a proper check for the
2253 line. 2274 line.
2254 2275
2255 Win32: Set the default for 'isprint' back to the wrong default "@,~-255", 2276 Win32: Set the default for 'isprint' back to the wrong default "@,~-255",
2256 because many people use Windows-1252 while 'encoding' is "latin1". 2277 because many people use Windows-1252 while 'encoding' is "latin1".
2257 2278
2279 GTK: Added a workaround for gvim crashing when used over an untrusted ssh
2280 link, caused by GTK doing something nasty. (Ed Catmur)
2281
2282 Win32: The font used for the tab page labels is too big. Use the system menu
2283 font. (George Reilly)
2284
2285 Win32: Adjusting the window position and size to keep it on the screen didn't
2286 work properly when the taskbar is on the left or top of the screen.
2287
2288 The installman.sh and installml.sh scripts use ${10}, that didn't work with
2289 old shells. And use "test -f" instead of "test -e".
2290
2291 Win32: When 'encoding' was set in the vimrc then a directory argument for diff
2292 mode didn't work.
2293
2294 GUI: at the inputlist() prompt the cursorshape was adjusted as if the windows
2295 were still at their old position.
2296
2297 The parenmatch plugin didn't remember the highlighting per window.
2298
2299 Using ":bd" for a buffer that's the current window in another tab page caused
2300 a crash.
2301
2302 For a new tab page the 'scroll' option wasn't set to a good default.
2303
2304 Using an end offset for a search "/pat/e" didn't work properly for multi-byte
2305 text. (Yukihiro Nakadaira)
2306
2307 ":s/\n/,/" doubled the text when used on the last line.
2308
2309 When "search" is in 'foldopen' "[s" and "]s" now open folds.
2310
2311 When using a numbered function "dict" can be omitted, but "self" didn't work
2312 then. Always add FC_DICT to the function flags when it's part of a
2313 dictionary.
2314
2315 When "--remote-tab" executes locally it left an empty tab page.
2316
2317 "gvim -u NONE", ":set cursorcolumn", "C" in the second line didn't update
2318 text. Do update further lines even though the "$" is displayed.
2319
2320 VMS: Support GTK better, also enable +clientserver. (Zoltan Arpadffy)
2321
2322 When highlighting of statusline or tabline is changed there was no redraw to
2323 show the effect.
2324
2325 Mac: Added "CFBundleIdentifier" to infplist.xml.
2326
2327 Added tabpage-local variables t:var.
2328
2329 Win32: Added double-click in tab pages line creates new tab. (Yegappan
2330 Lakshmanan)
2331
2332 Motif: Added GUI tab pages line. (Yegappan Lakshmanan)
2333
2334 Fixed crash when 'lines' was set to 1000 in a modeline.
2335
2336 When init_spellfile() finds a writable directory in 'runtimepath' but it
2337 doesn't contain a "spell" directory, create one.
2338
2339 Win32: executable() also finds "xxd" in the directory where Vim was started,
2340 but "!xxd" doesn't work. Append the Vim starting directory to $PATH.
2341
2342 The tab page labels are shortened, directory names are reduced to a single
2343 letter by default. Added the pathshorten() function to allow a user to do the
2344 same.
2345
2346 ":saveas" now resets 'readonly' if the file was successfully written.
2347
2348 Set $MYVIMRC file to the first found .vimrc file.
2349 Set $MYGVIMRC file to the first found .gvimrc file.
2350 Added menu item "Startup Settings" that edits the $MYVIMRC file
2351
2352 Added matcharg().
2353
2354 Error message E745 appeared twice. Renamed one to E786.
2355
2356 Fixed crash when using "au BufRead * Sexplore" and doing ":help". Was wiping
2357 out a buffer that's still in a window.
2358
2359 ":hardcopy" resulted in an error message when 'encoding' is "utf-8" and
2360 'printencoding' is empty. Now it assumes latin1. (Mike Williams)
2361
2362 The check for the toolbar feature for Motif, depending on certain included
2363 files, wasn't detailed enough, causing building to fail in gui_xmebw.c.
2364
2365 Using CTRL-E in Insert mode completion after CTRL-P inserted the first match
2366 instead of the original text.
2367
2368 When displaying a UTF-8 character with a zero lower byte Vim might think the
2369 previous character is double-wide.
2370
2371 The "nbsp" item of 'listchars' didn't work when 'encoding' was utf-8.
2372
2373 Motif: when Xm/xpm.h is missing gui_xmebw.c would not compile.
2374 HAVE_XM_UNHIGHLIGHTT_H was missing a T.
2375
2376 Mac: Moved the .icns files into src/os_mac_rsrc, so that they can all be
2377 copied at once. Adjusted the Info.plist file for three icons.
2378
2379 When Visual mode is active while switching to another tabpage could get ml_get
2380 errors.
2381
2382 When 'list' is set, 'nowrap' the $ in the first column caused 'cursorcolumn'
2383 to move to the right.
2384
2385 When a line wraps, 'cursorcolumn' was never displayed past the end of the
2386 line.
2387
2258 vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl: 2388 vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl: