Mark Lodato wrote: [...]
> I am the user who is having the issues and I think I have discovered > the underlying bug. As mentioned above, `:hi [default] link From To` > should only do the link if From has no settings, and if default is > omitted, should issue the error "E414: group has settings, highlight > link ignored". In fact, at least on Ubuntu 14.04 package vim-gtk > 7.4.052-1ubuntu3, this only happens if From has no *terminal* > settings, unless you are running the command from gvim once it has > started. If From has only gui settings and either running console vim > is used or the commands are found in the startup files, the `:hi link > From To` acts as though From has no settings and performs the link > anyway. > > Here is a simple example: > > $ vim -u NONE > :hi Foo guifg=blue > :hi link Foo Error > > The above should error out but it does not. Here is a full example to > show that this happens on both vim and gvim: > > $ mv .vim vim-bak > $ mv .vimrc vimrc-bak > $ cat >.vimrc <<EOF > hi GuiTest guifg=blue > hi CtermTest ctermfg=blue > hi GuiTest > hi CtermTest > hi default link GuiTest Error > hi default link CtermTest Error > hi GuiTest > hi CtermTest > EOF > $ gvim # or vim > > This gives the following result: > > GuiTest xxx guifg=blue > CtermTest xxx ctermfg=12 > GuiTest xxx guifg=blue > links to Error > CtermTest xxx ctermfg=12 > > The expected result is that neither GuiTest nor CtermTest link to Error. > > Note, however, that if you try to run those same commands once the gui > has started, you get the expected error message. But this only works > in gvim; regular vim exhibits the same bug as putting it in the vimrc > file. Yes, it appears the "if settings already exist" only checks for term settings, not gui settings. This is inconsistant. I suppose we can change that without causing trouble for existing setups. -- There is a fine line between courage and foolishness. Unfortunately, it's not a fence. /// Bram Moolenaar -- b...@moolenaar.net -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\ an exciting new programming language -- http://www.Zimbu.org /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org /// -- -- 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 because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_use+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
