Hi VIMmers,
According to the user manual ":h statusline", we should be able to
evaluate a customized function to generate the statusline text:
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When the option starts with "%!" then it is used as an expression,
evaluated and the result is used as the option value. Example:
:set statusline=%!MyStatusLine()
The result can contain %{} items that will be evaluated too.
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But...
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:function! MyStatusLine()
: return 'test'
:endfunction
:set statusline=%!MyStatusLine()
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VIM complains:
E539: Illegal character <!>: statusline=%!MyStatusLine()
What seems to be the matter?
Regards,
Edward L. Fox
