Questions tagged [folding]
A feature which lets visually hide (and toggle) regions of a text file, by replacing its contents with a single outline line.
152
questions
1
vote
1answer
27 views
Is there any way to prevent modelines getting reapplied when files are saved / written?
For some Markdown documents, I like them to open with some sections initially folded (I use the plugin vim-markdown-folding). I've tried setting a modeline that looks like this:
<!-- vi: set ...
0
votes
0answers
19 views
Unable to change foldmethod
I have the following simple line:
inoremap <silent> <TAB> <C-o>:set foldmethod=manual<cr>
However, after this command is run and I run set foldmethod?, it reports the ...
1
vote
0answers
18 views
XML syntax folding and custom tag spell checking
I have the following in my ~/vim/syntax/xrc.vim to spell check contents of specific tags when editing XRC files that are just XML files with predefined schema:
runtime syntax/xml.vim
" check ...
1
vote
0answers
18 views
vim - copy folds to a copied file
Any way to copy folds to a copied file?
Example: file1 has several folds, now I create a new file cp file2 newfile. newfile doesn't have folds that I had created in vim, of course it won't as cp and ...
0
votes
0answers
11 views
How to limit nest-level for folds with vim-anyfold plugin
For folding java code (also nice for c, cpp, python etc.), I just installed the vim-anyfold plugin. In my ~/.vimrc, I've added
autocmd Filetype java,c,cpp AnyFoldActivate
to automatically activate ...
1
vote
1answer
50 views
Changing foldmarker per filetype with vim 8.2
On an up-to-date Arch system, I set up marker-based folds in vim and python scripts like so:
Extracted from my ~/.vimrc [1]
set nocompatible " default
filetype plugin indent on
set nofoldenable
set ...
1
vote
0answers
27 views
Highlight color columns on top of folds (not below)
I'm highlighting folds and color columns in colors different from the background and from each other. Here's an excerpt of my vimrc with all (potentially) relevant lines:
" ~/.vimrc
...
" Folding ...
0
votes
0answers
32 views
“Invalid expression” setting 'foldtext', what is wrong?
I am trying to set 'foldtext', but it seems I misunderstand expressions, types, etc. of Vim fundamentally.
Why does the following refuse to work?
set foldtext=v:folddashes."TEST"
Whereas this works?...
3
votes
1answer
54 views
How to search only in a text which is not folded?
I would like to use search in file with folded functions to search only in functions titles. But common vim search searches inside folding and unfolds any hidden text. Is there a way to search only in ...
1
vote
1answer
60 views
Automatically fold particular content, in any filetype
I often find myself patching projects that add a relatively big (23 lines out of a 37-line file? ) license-header to every. single. file.
Is there a plugin or straightforward way I can add a global ...
1
vote
0answers
50 views
Folding in VimWiki like in org mode?
I moved from org mode to VimWiki. I used to write "logs" like this
* 2020-02-04
FeatureA
- progress
Feature B
- progress
The file can get pretty long as you can imagine.
Now with ...
0
votes
1answer
73 views
How do you disable automatic code folding?
I use foldmethod=indentbut I hate how it starts each file pre-folded. To get around this I put au BufWinEnter * normal zi in my vimrc. That had worked fine so far, but now that I started using CoC, My ...
1
vote
1answer
37 views
Deleting folds over a range
Working in an index with mucked up manual folds. Would like to delete folds from current line to end of file.
Have tried:
:.,$zd
and
:.,$df
So far I've just done a visual selection from current ...
1
vote
3answers
97 views
Prevent VIM from folding a large file
For editing XML files I have the following in my init.vim
" Automatically enable folding of XML-files
augroup XML
autocmd!
autocmd FileType xml let g:xml_syntax_folding=1
autocmd FileType xml ...
0
votes
1answer
71 views
change fold sign character
I know per my question remove trailing dashes in foldtext that I can remove the trailing dashes from collapsed fold lines. When a fold is 'open', the sign column has pipe characters '|'. I looked at ...
1
vote
1answer
126 views
How to fold nested “if then else end if” statements
I try to write a vim syntax file for folding if-else statements with the syntax:
if <condition> then <block to fold> [else <block to fold>] end if
Current approach
syn region Then ...
3
votes
1answer
47 views
remove trailing dashes in foldtext
When I set foldtext to a simple value like getline(v:foldstart), vim should show the current line, as opposed to the usual + and appropriate number of hyphens - for the foldlevel. However, vim fills ...
1
vote
1answer
37 views
How can I reset all folds to the state when the editor started?
I have some configuration in my .vimrc governing the initial folding strategy. Sometimes, I am looking to restore the initial state and would like a :refold command or something, which restores the ...
1
vote
1answer
64 views
How to prevent markdown folding of # comments in fenced code?
I have python examples in a markdown file in a code fence (e.g. when I convert a jupyter notebook into a markdown document). These snippets sometimes have code comments in them starting with #. The ...
1
vote
0answers
40 views
How to make code-folding more efficient
I have a ruby file while is about 5K+ lines long.
My current setup uses the vim-ruby plugin.
With this, I enable code folding with
let ruby_fold = 1
This opens my ruby files pre-folded. I can open ...
2
votes
1answer
79 views
Only Open Folds With z Commands
If I navigate the first line of a folded function with h,l, etc it will open the fold. Navigating search matches with n will also open a fold if there is a match inside the fold.
Can you configure ...
0
votes
1answer
110 views
Use line's 'folded state' in a mapping, so it's `zc` closing but `zv` opening?
When I'm opening a fold, I would say 100% of the time the behaviour I want is zv - open all folds covering the current line, so that I can actually see it.
But zv won't close a fold.
How can I use ...
1
vote
1answer
105 views
Editing file in splits breaks the folding
My current workflow looks something like this:
Open a file in different splits, each split showing a different section
Make appropriate edits in each split
:wq from the split after editing
Repeat as ...
3
votes
1answer
80 views
Record all line-number fold-levels and restore fold-states (despite fold-level change)
I have found myself so extraordinarily frustrated with Vim's foldmethod=syntax behavior that I've contemplated dropping the editor entirely, despite being mostly happy with it for a few years now.
...
1
vote
1answer
164 views
Enable Expr Folding in Markdown
I want to fold in markdown using the built in markdown plugin that I believe should come with the version of vim I have (Vi IMproved 8.1 (2018 May 18, compiled Apr 23 2019 20:02:08)).
I am struggling ...
4
votes
1answer
73 views
Shuffle multiline folds
Suppose I have a bunch of folds for more than one line each. How to make shuffle them as folds not lines?
In case of lines it can be done by external shuf or any other command (see https://...
0
votes
0answers
27 views
folding code and moving along?
I recently discovered that vim can fold code. It works quite good with zc but when I move down with j then the code unfolds. How how can I prevent it from unfolding when I move with the cursor? Is ...
0
votes
1answer
81 views
Hide foldcolumn when no folds?
Currently I have set foldcolumn=1, but in a buffer with no folds, it's just a waste of space.
Is there a convenient event to listen to in order to automatically toggle it between 0 and 1 (or whatever ...
0
votes
1answer
52 views
Debugging foldexpr function
I have debug=msg,throw in my .vimrc.
When trying to debug a foldexpr function, the echom statements I use to print are ignored and are not accessible by :messages. Any way to make them work?
0
votes
1answer
20 views
Pattern not found: lastlevel = -1
I'm getting one or more of these message when I open up a file I fold with a custom foldexpr function:
Pattern not found: lastlevel = -1
I'm not sure what's generating except the lastlevel variable ...
0
votes
0answers
46 views
File is not folding when opened
Trying to figure out why folds aren't happening as soon as I open a file:
set foldenable
set foldmethod=expr
let g:lastnum = 0
function! FoldFile(lnum)
echom 'hi';
if getline(a:lnum) =~? '\v^\...
2
votes
0answers
82 views
custom fold expression to fold functions
I would like to create a custom fold expression for functions of the form
x <- function(a,b,c) {
...
... body
...
}
where the lines starting from function(...) until the closing brace are ...
0
votes
1answer
119 views
Is it possible to use newlines in a fold marker?
I am trying to set foldmarker={{{,\n\n\n, so that {{{ starts a fold and two consecutive empty lines end a fold. However, vim treats this as equivalent to foldmarker={{{,nnn. Is it possible to use ...
0
votes
1answer
55 views
Define a fold that can not be searched, and that isn't affected by other fold commands?
POD is a markup file that is used by Perl. It's a pretty unreasonable documentation format that has nothing to do with perl (accept for being the only known use-case), and it's sometimes found ...
2
votes
1answer
69 views
Is there a way to edit only part of a file?
Unlike many people who are looking for this, or a similar sort of feature, it's not actually the file size I care about, I just find myself needing to deal with a very specific section of a file - ...
2
votes
1answer
57 views
How to unravel wrapped text
One of the files I have has "wrapped" text :
Any idea how to unravel it?
I am not sure if this is feature of any of my plugins.
List of my plugins:
Plugin 'VundleVim/Vundle.vim'
Plugin 'tpope/vim-...
0
votes
2answers
104 views
Vim: Foldtext contain all content, instead of only the first line
Would like to have all content of the folded block, instead of only the first line.
My current foldsettings are:
set foldmethod=marker
set foldmarker={,}
Example how my data is structured:
{
...
1
vote
0answers
94 views
Is there a way to customize the characters used in fold column?
Seems to me that fillchars option doesn't include these characters.
0
votes
1answer
99 views
Vim: Is it possible to modify syntax rule of the Folded group?
Thank Vim's folding, I can hide irrelevant parts of code/document and work on a small spot of the file. More and more I organize the folded first lines as an outline of the whole file, in each level. ...
0
votes
1answer
129 views
Why does vim ignore commentstring when folding (foldmethod=marker)
I am editing a HTML document (filetype=html) in vim. foldmarker is set to {,}, foldmethod to marker and commentstring to <!--%s-->.
When I visually select a region and use zf to create a ...
2
votes
0answers
57 views
Setup to not automatically open/close folds when writing fold-markers (in the presence of a modeline)
Say I have a file:
// vim: syntax=rust fdm=syntax
{
blah blah
}
Let's say that lines 2 through 4 are folded:
// vim: syntax=rust fdm=syntax
+ { ... }
Now I am in insert mode. I insert a newline ...
0
votes
1answer
216 views
Fold: highlight folded text only
I expected the folded text highlighted as below picture (ignore red rectangle):
Like above picture, I'd like to have something to recognize that red region of a fold and highlight it only, donot have ...
0
votes
1answer
113 views
Fold: Different highlight style for fold of each filetype
Extend of this question of fold: Fold: foldtext() for each filetype
We have fold for each filetype now but each fold need different highlight style of color, because highlight is global I tried to ...
1
vote
1answer
195 views
Fold: foldtext() for each filetype
how to have foldtext() for each filetype, because each filetype has different kind of fold so multiple foldtext() in vimrc and enable for each filetype.
I'm thinking about multiple foldtext() ...
0
votes
2answers
67 views
Is the number of foldtext dashes incorrect?
Ref to :h foldtext()
The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel.
As follow, I think the foldlevel of printf is 1.
But, you can see as follow, the number of dashes is 2.
I can't ...
2
votes
1answer
65 views
How to visual select everything within a pair of fold markers
Are there simple tweaks that I can visual select everything with in a pair of fold markers? Just like what vi" will do for a pair of double quotes. Preferably vi plus some other keys.
0
votes
1answer
127 views
folding in matlab
I'm using vim for my matlab editor. And It works nicely, except I cannot get folding to work.
I found my syntax file on github: matlab.vim
And I wanted to add folding.
I changed the line
syn ...
0
votes
2answers
242 views
Vim: Don't close fold when closing file
Is there a way to make vim not close the current fold I'm in when I close a file? For example: I am typing inside a fold, I save and close the file (without presing zc to close the fold), and then ...
1
vote
1answer
56 views
excluding line numbering from mkview/loadview
I include set number in my .vimrc file to have line numbers automatically displayed upon opening a file. I also use the following code block to automatically save and load the view when closing and ...
3
votes
1answer
190 views
Re-sync _folds_ from start
Vim has a handy feature in :syntax sync fromstart which allows me to fix syntax highlighting when it gets confused during an extended editing session. I map it to <leader>ss (reSync from Start) ...
