On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 12:41 AM, Jesus Antonio Santos Giraldo <[email protected]> wrote: > Almost a year later since last comment, Vim 7.4 is out... and again there is > no *space* option for listchars... :( :( :( > > Maybe anyone has implemented this patch in 7.4? If so, I really appreciate it. > As I said a year ago, "It would be very, very, very usefull for my work". > > > J. > > El viernes, 31 de agosto de 2012 17:34:16 UTC-5, Jesus Antonio Santos Giraldo > escribió: >> El lunes, 27 de agosto de 2012 05:59:48 UTC-5, 柳永峰 escribió: >> > hi thanks,it's very useful to me >> > >> > On Wednesday, October 21, 2009 10:26:10 PM UTC+8, Arkanosis wrote: >> > > Hello, >> > > >> > > I've just started to use Vim, and missed the possibility to display >> > > middle-dots (or any other visible character) instead of spaces, so I >> > > made the following patch. >> > > It adds "space" in the allowed "listchars" arguments. >> > > >> > > Just in case someone find this useful ; I found easier to patch Vim >> > > than to look for another existing solution ;-) >> > > >> > > Best regards, >> > > >> > > Index: option.c >> > > =================================================================== >> > > --- option.c (revision 1626) >> > > +++ option.c (working copy) >> > > @@ -6847,6 +6847,7 @@ >> > > {&lcs_ext, "extends"}, >> > > {&lcs_nbsp, "nbsp"}, >> > > {&lcs_prec, "precedes"}, >> > > + {&lcs_space, "space"}, >> > > {&lcs_tab2, "tab"}, >> > > {&lcs_trail, "trail"}, >> > > }; >> > > Index: screen.c >> > > =================================================================== >> > > --- screen.c (revision 1626) >> > > +++ screen.c (working copy) >> > > @@ -3886,6 +3886,18 @@ >> > > #endif >> > > } >> > > >> > > + /* 'list' : change space to lcs_space. */ >> > > + if (wp->w_p_list && c == ' ' && lcs_space) >> > > + { >> > > + c = lcs_space; >> > > + if (area_attr == 0 && search_attr == 0) >> > > + { >> > > + n_attr = 1; >> > > + extra_attr = hl_attr(HLF_8); >> > > + saved_attr2 = char_attr; /* save current attr */ >> > > + } >> > > + } >> > > + >> > > if (extra_check) >> > > { >> > > #ifdef FEAT_SPELL >> > > @@ -4040,7 +4052,7 @@ >> > > } >> > > #endif >> > > >> > > - if (trailcol != MAXCOL && ptr > line + trailcol && c == ' ') >> > > + if (trailcol != MAXCOL && ptr > line + trailcol && (c == ' ' >> > > || c >> > > == lcs_space)) >> > > { >> > > c = lcs_trail; >> > > if (!attr_pri) >> > > Index: globals.h >> > > =================================================================== >> > > --- globals.h (revision 1626) >> > > +++ globals.h (working copy) >> > > @@ -1146,6 +1146,7 @@ >> > > EXTERN int lcs_tab1 INIT(= NUL); >> > > EXTERN int lcs_tab2 INIT(= NUL); >> > > EXTERN int lcs_trail INIT(= NUL); >> > > +EXTERN int lcs_space INIT(= NUL); >> > > >> > > #if defined(FEAT_WINDOWS) || defined(FEAT_WILDMENU) || >> > > defined(FEAT_STL_OPT) \ >> > > || defined(FEAT_FOLDING) >> > > >> > > -- >> > > Jérémie Roquet - Arkanosis >> > > Programming artist >> > > Developer in natural language processing - Exalead >> >> That would be very useful for me! >> >> >> >> I'm developing a plaint text file now and was very excited while reading how >> listchars works specially the trail option. However almost immediately I >> find myself googling the way to convert middle-dots... until I found this >> thread. >> >> >> >> So, really, I can see real benefits from having this, besides looking the >> patch it seems not so difficult to merge or maintain... ( Things are easier >> to do if you don't have to do them yourself ;) ) >> >> >> >> If you ever consider the possibility of including this count me on to test >> it.
+1 I didn't know this patch existed. This is a common gripe, especially for people coming from other editors. I mean, if even Microsoft Word can show space characters ... :P There's a popular Stackoverflow thread about this: http://stackoverflow.com/q/1675688 -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
