On 03-Feb-2012 11:14:54 -0800 (PST), Wallace Babb wrote: > (not sure if this should be in Vim_use instead, but anyway)
Probably, but never mind. > I seem unable to find any resources pertaining to making text or > characters being displayed as _other_ characters. > For example, say I want the form feed (^L) character to be displayed > as a row of dashes (-----). I _could_ use :imap to substitute it, but > I want the actual ^L to remain in the file, and for it to just > _appear_ as a row of dashes. > Is this possible (without modifying the actual VIM source)? Vim 7.3 has introduced the "conceal" feature, related to syntax highlighting. It allows replacing a stretch of text by a character, but not the other way around, so you could only replace each individual ^L with a single dash. See :help conceal for more information, and have a look at syntax files that already use the feature (e.g. $VIMRUNTIME/syntax/tex.vim). (Or ask around on vim_use.) -- regards, ingo -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
