John, thank you very much. with nowrapscan set, I can go to the top and scan for all strings.
Best Regards, robert On 5/28/10, John Beckett <[email protected]> wrote: > robert song wrote: >> I search for one string in vim with "n", but if all strings >> is searched, it will return to the beginning of the file. > > See 'nowrapscan' at: > http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Searching > > However, the better answer is to get used to it because it is > very useful in practice! What you need to do is have a prominent > message when wrap around occurs so you don't wonder when it has > happened. For example: > > :hi WarningMsg ctermfg=15 ctermbg=12 guifg=White guibg=Red gui=NONE > > John > > -- > You received this message from the "vim_use" 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 from the "vim_use" 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
