On 21/07/09 01:33, Rahul wrote:
>
> Is syntax highlighting and auto indentation handled differently by
> vim? I know that for most languages my files are syntax highlighted as
> well as if I visual select and press '=' then I can get a nice-
> looking indentation too.
>
> I just started editing a .json file and to start with it had neither
> highlighting nor indentation. I downloaded a suitable syntax file and
> now have syntax highlighting enabled but still cannot get it to indent
> in a smart way.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> --
> Rahul
Yes, syntax highlighting and indenting are handled by different scripts.
Syntax scripts are in the syntax/ subfolder of directories in
'runtimepath', indent scripts are in the indent/ subfolder.
However, you should never change anything in $VIMRUNTIME or under it,
because any upgrade may silently remove any changes you make there. Here
are what the 'runtimepath' directory trees are meant for:
~/.vim/ (Unix)
~/vimfiles/ (Windows)
user-private full-fledged scripts
$VIM/vimfiles/ (all platforms)
system-wide scripts not distributed with Vim
$VIMRUNTIME/ (all platforms)
ONLY what came together with Vim
$VIM/vimfiles/after/ (all platforms)
system-wide small tweaks to any of the above
~/.vim/after/ (Unix)
~/vimfiles/after/ (Windows)
user-private small tweaks to any of the above
Most of these don't exist by default; they only need to exist when you
need to put something in them. They all have the same structure.
Indent scripts are mostly used to set either the 'indentexpr' option or
the 'cindent' and 'cinoptions' options. They should ALWAYS SET THEM
BUFFER-LOCALLY using the ":setlocal" command, not the ":set" command
(which could clobber the settings for other unrelated files). See
$VIMRUNTIME/indent/*.vim for examples.
Best regards,
Tony.
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