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List:       vim
Subject:    Re: Managing autoindent, filtypes, and tabs for html or java files.
From:       "Antoine J. Mechelynck" <antoine.mechelynck () belgacom ! net>
Date:       2005-02-18 1:26:19
Message-ID: 4215443B.2010900 () belgacom ! net
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Keith Roberts wrote:
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Eddine [mailto:eddine777@yahoo.fr] 
>>Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 2:08 AM
>>To: vim@vim.org
>>Subject: Managing autoindent, filtypes, and tabs for html or 
>>java files.
>>
>>I'm no longer used with the way how Vim manage autoindenting 
>>since the filetype function has been added.
>>When I write HTML or Java, I just want to have the autoindent 
>>basic function plus a tab equals to 3 spaces, and if I press 
>>backspace (after inserting a tab) just once it would also 
>>erase those 3 spaces at the same time.
>>Is there a way to do that by setting some options in my rc file.
>>I tried to do that with those settings :
>>autocmd BufNewfile,BufRead *.java set expandtab 
>>autocmd BufNewfile,BufRead *.java set tabstop=3
>>
>>But Vim keeps ignoring them, due to the ftplugin which I can't disable.
>>Can someone give me clues ?
> 
> 
> You should be able to do this with one autocmd, but you probably need to
> change more than 'ts'.  Try:
> 
>   autocmd BufNewfile,BufRead *.java set et ts=3 sts=3 sw=3
> 
> -Keith
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
You can add your own ftplugin instead, see ":help after-directory". The 
following overrides any possible "standard ftplugin" settings for those 
same options while leaving the rest of the ftplugin unchanged:

 >>>>> ~/.vim/after/ftplugin/java.vim [Unix]
 >>>>> ~/vimfiles/after/ftplugin/java.vim [Windows]
set expandtab tabstop=3 softtabstop=3 shiftwidth=3
<<<<< end

HTH,
Tony.

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