Hard line wrapping in vim without joining in insert mode
Very new to vim. Found a useful post here that explains how to get automatic hard line breaks while in insert mode.
This had unintended consequences. For example, suppose I start a new .txt file. While in insert mode, I type
a
Still in insert mode, I hit return and type 'b'. What appears is not
a
b
but
a b
When I set
set: formatoptions-=a
This unintended behavior stops, as do the intended line breaks.
I'd like to keep the latter without the former. There seemed to be a related question that focuses on the same issue, but for re-formatting existing text. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
vim text-formatting word-wrap
asked Dec 13 '18 at 2:45
GregGreg
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Very new to vim. Found a useful post here that explains how to get automatic hard line breaks while in insert mode.
This had unintended consequences. For example, suppose I start a new .txt file. While in insert mode, I type
a
Still in insert mode, I hit return and type 'b'. What appears is not
a
b
but
a b
When I set
set: formatoptions-=a
This unintended behavior stops, as do the intended line breaks.
I'd like to keep the latter without the former. There seemed to be a related question that focuses on the same issue, but for re-formatting existing text. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
vim text-formatting word-wrap
asked Dec 13 '18 at 2:45
GregGreg
31
add a comment |
Very new to vim. Found a useful post here that explains how to get automatic hard line breaks while in insert mode.
This had unintended consequences. For example, suppose I start a new .txt file. While in insert mode, I type
a
Still in insert mode, I hit return and type 'b'. What appears is not
a
b
but
a b
When I set
set: formatoptions-=a
This unintended behavior stops, as do the intended line breaks.
I'd like to keep the latter without the former. There seemed to be a related question that focuses on the same issue, but for re-formatting existing text. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
vim text-formatting word-wrap
asked Dec 13 '18 at 2:45
GregGreg
31
Very new to vim. Found a useful post here that explains how to get automatic hard line breaks while in insert mode.
This had unintended consequences. For example, suppose I start a new .txt file. While in insert mode, I type
a
Still in insert mode, I hit return and type 'b'. What appears is not
a
b
but
a b
When I set
set: formatoptions-=a
This unintended behavior stops, as do the intended line breaks.
I'd like to keep the latter without the former. There seemed to be a related question that focuses on the same issue, but for re-formatting existing text. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
vim text-formatting word-wrap
vim text-formatting word-wrap
asked Dec 13 '18 at 2:45
GregGreg
31
asked Dec 13 '18 at 2:45
GregGreg
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asked Dec 13 '18 at 2:45
GregGreg
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asked Dec 13 '18 at 2:45
GregGreg
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asked Dec 13 '18 at 2:45
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Auto-formatting first sounds like a great feature, but it has many caveats, so I personally find it helpful only for very few editing tasks.
:help auto-format offers good advice to make this workable. In particular:
- You need to properly define paragraphs. The simplest is paragraphs that are
separated by a blank line. When there is no separating blank line, consider
using the 'w' flag and adding a space at the end of each line in the
paragraphs except the last one.
So, :setlocal formatoptions+=w and then it'll work as you expect. (But each line inside a paragraph will end with a trailing space!)
answered Dec 13 '18 at 9:32
Ingo KarkatIngo Karkat
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Thank you very much!! Tried this and it worked great. The auto-format documentation was also very helpful -- will check there before asking questions in the future. Thanks again!
– Greg
Dec 15 '18 at 22:20
Alright, nice. Please don't forget to accept the answer (by clicking on the outlined checkmark next to it)!
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Auto-formatting first sounds like a great feature, but it has many caveats, so I personally find it helpful only for very few editing tasks.
:help auto-format offers good advice to make this workable. In particular:
- You need to properly define paragraphs. The simplest is paragraphs that are
separated by a blank line. When there is no separating blank line, consider
using the 'w' flag and adding a space at the end of each line in the
paragraphs except the last one.
So, :setlocal formatoptions+=w and then it'll work as you expect. (But each line inside a paragraph will end with a trailing space!)
answered Dec 13 '18 at 9:32
Ingo KarkatIngo Karkat
17.3k22343
Thank you very much!! Tried this and it worked great. The auto-format documentation was also very helpful -- will check there before asking questions in the future. Thanks again!
– Greg
Dec 15 '18 at 22:20
Alright, nice. Please don't forget to accept the answer (by clicking on the outlined checkmark next to it)!
– Ingo Karkat
Dec 15 '18 at 22:25
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Auto-formatting first sounds like a great feature, but it has many caveats, so I personally find it helpful only for very few editing tasks.
:help auto-format offers good advice to make this workable. In particular:
- You need to properly define paragraphs. The simplest is paragraphs that are
separated by a blank line. When there is no separating blank line, consider
using the 'w' flag and adding a space at the end of each line in the
paragraphs except the last one.
So, :setlocal formatoptions+=w and then it'll work as you expect. (But each line inside a paragraph will end with a trailing space!)
answered Dec 13 '18 at 9:32
Ingo KarkatIngo Karkat
17.3k22343
Thank you very much!! Tried this and it worked great. The auto-format documentation was also very helpful -- will check there before asking questions in the future. Thanks again!
– Greg
Dec 15 '18 at 22:20
Alright, nice. Please don't forget to accept the answer (by clicking on the outlined checkmark next to it)!
– Ingo Karkat
Dec 15 '18 at 22:25
add a comment |
Auto-formatting first sounds like a great feature, but it has many caveats, so I personally find it helpful only for very few editing tasks.
:help auto-format offers good advice to make this workable. In particular:
- You need to properly define paragraphs. The simplest is paragraphs that are
separated by a blank line. When there is no separating blank line, consider
using the 'w' flag and adding a space at the end of each line in the
paragraphs except the last one.
So, :setlocal formatoptions+=w and then it'll work as you expect. (But each line inside a paragraph will end with a trailing space!)
answered Dec 13 '18 at 9:32
Ingo KarkatIngo Karkat
17.3k22343
Auto-formatting first sounds like a great feature, but it has many caveats, so I personally find it helpful only for very few editing tasks.
:help auto-format offers good advice to make this workable. In particular:
- You need to properly define paragraphs. The simplest is paragraphs that are
separated by a blank line. When there is no separating blank line, consider
using the 'w' flag and adding a space at the end of each line in the
paragraphs except the last one.
So, :setlocal formatoptions+=w and then it'll work as you expect. (But each line inside a paragraph will end with a trailing space!)
answered Dec 13 '18 at 9:32
Ingo KarkatIngo Karkat
17.3k22343
answered Dec 13 '18 at 9:32
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answered Dec 13 '18 at 9:32
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answered Dec 13 '18 at 9:32
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Thank you very much!! Tried this and it worked great. The auto-format documentation was also very helpful -- will check there before asking questions in the future. Thanks again!
– Greg
Dec 15 '18 at 22:20
Alright, nice. Please don't forget to accept the answer (by clicking on the outlined checkmark next to it)!
– Ingo Karkat
Dec 15 '18 at 22:25
add a comment |
Thank you very much!! Tried this and it worked great. The auto-format documentation was also very helpful -- will check there before asking questions in the future. Thanks again!
– Greg
Dec 15 '18 at 22:20
Alright, nice. Please don't forget to accept the answer (by clicking on the outlined checkmark next to it)!
– Ingo Karkat
Dec 15 '18 at 22:25
Thank you very much!! Tried this and it worked great. The auto-format documentation was also very helpful -- will check there before asking questions in the future. Thanks again!
– Greg
Dec 15 '18 at 22:20
Thank you very much!! Tried this and it worked great. The auto-format documentation was also very helpful -- will check there before asking questions in the future. Thanks again!
– Greg
Dec 15 '18 at 22:20
Alright, nice. Please don't forget to accept the answer (by clicking on the outlined checkmark next to it)!
– Ingo Karkat
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Alright, nice. Please don't forget to accept the answer (by clicking on the outlined checkmark next to it)!
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