On Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 01:27:07PM -0700, Nick Jennings wrote: > I am using vim and am having problems pasting content into a file while > using vim. vim is "auto-indenting" based on the previous line, so the > pasted text is quickly mauled and tabbed out more and more every line > (for large chunks of text, this is completely unmanageable). > > However, when I am programming, I make use of this feature. How can > I selectively turn this feature on and off? > > BTW - I am not subscribed to debian-user due to the high traffic, so > please CC me in the response. Thanks. > > -- > Nick Jennings :help autocmd and :help paste
Get Vim 6, currently in beta stage. It has automatic indenting for all sorts of languages via plugin scripts (previously only C was explicitly supported). Thanks to Wichert: deb http://people.debian.org/~wakkerma/vim ./ deb-src http://people.debian.org/~wakkerma/vim ./ An apt-get upgrade will get you the newest beta. -- Danie Roux *shuffle* Adore Unix
