Christian wrote:
> > > On Do, 10 Mai 2018, Bram Moolenaar wrote:
> > >
> > > > > On Mi, 09 Mai 2018, Bram Moolenaar wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks, I can include them.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > For the xmlformat file, we would need some help entry with an
> > > > > > example.
> > > > >
> > > > > Will add one. Generally the documentation on 'formatexpr' examples is
> > > > > a
> > > > > bit sparse. So where should I put the documentation (and what should
> > > > > the
> > > > > tag be called)?
> > > >
> > > > Yes, we could use some better examples, also related to the filetype
> > > > plugin. There is section 10.7 of the user manual, but that's not about
> > > > customizing. We can add a link there.
> > > >
> > > > The help at 'formatexpr' is already a bit long, not a good place to add
> > > > more. Let's keep the technical explanation there, but link to a place
> > > > with examples.
> > > >
> > > > Perhaps usr_43.txt is the best place. Or just above ":help
> > > > right-justify".
> > >
> > > I went for :h right-justify.
> > >
> > > However when playing around a bit with formatexpession in insert mode, I
> > > had all kind of strange effects (non-undoable insertions below the
> > > current line, kind of a recursive call of the function, etc) so I would
> > > actually go so far to discourage calling the function in insert mode (or
> > > at least mention that in insert mode the function should fall back to
> > > Vims internal formatter by returning non-zero).
> > >
> > > And in general it feels too limited to be called in insert mode for each
> > > character inserted (since you have to be really careful not to overwrite
> > > anything unwanted and it is a bit tricky to simply add a line break)
> > >
> > > Also I think it is hardly possible to make an educated guess what the
> > > user actually wants from the single character to be inserted.
> > >
> > > I did not do it, because I was not sure, how you felt about it.
> > >
> > > (Slightly updated xmlformat.vim file included as well).
> >
> > Oh, I didn't mean to include an example of a function, but just when to
> > set 'formatexpr' to an existing function. And where to do that. I
> > would assume in most cases it would be done in the ftplugin file:
> >
> > :set formatexpr=xmlformat#Format()
> >
> > With an explanation of how Vim finds the file that contains the function
> > in the autoload directory.
>
> Okay, how about this then:
Thanks. I'll change it a bit to make it easier to understand for less
experienced users.
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