Re: Re: Syntax: Using \v (very magic) in patterns in syntax files
"'c.willis111 ' via vim_use" <[email protected]>
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------ Original Message ------ From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, November 23rd 2024, 15:34 Subject: Re: Syntax: Using \v (very magic) in patterns in syntax files Den lör 23 nov. 2024 14:35'c.willis111 ' via vim_use <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > skrev: ------ Original Message ------ From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 23rd 2024, 13:25 Subject: Syntax: Using \v (very magic) in patterns in syntax files I have noticed that patterns in published syntax files never use the `\v` (very magic) modifier. Is there any deeper reason than people's preferences for this? Being used to Perl patterns I practically always use it and find it hard to keep track of when to use backslashes when not using it. The result is that more or less subtle errors creep in when I'm writing a syntax file, so I'd prefer to use it unless it's a Really Bad Idea. Hi I deeply sympathise with you. It seems complete madness that the slashing is different for various quantifiers. (* recognised as a meta character, but not + or ?). My reading of the help suggests that very magic doesn't cure this. It does in that all ASCII punctuation characters can be escaped to be "normal" and those that are metacharacters are meta when not escaped. Word characters, quite sensibly do still need a backslash to be meta. That's consistent enough for me. You seem to be talking about the perl behaviour, which seems consistent to me. My whinge was about the vim behaviour. Heree's a help snippet: 4. Overview of pattern items pattern-overview E865 E866 E867 E869 Overview of multi items. /multi E61 E62 More explanation and examples below, follow the links. E64 E871 multi 'magic' 'nomagic' matches of the preceding atom /star * \* 0 or more as many as possible /\+ \+ \+ 1 or more as many as possible /\= \= \= 0 or 1 as many as possible /\? \? \? 0 or 1 as many as possible regards - Chris -- -- 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 <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 [email protected]">[email protected] <mailto:vim_use+%3Cspan+class=> . To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/CADAJKhB8xGaYuvoY9-ZOu2%2BNifq4gbmP_x6TY%3Ddh-T2JkQN8%3Dw%40mail.gmail.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/CADAJKhB8xGaYuvoY9-ZOu2%2BNifq4gbmP_x6TY%3Ddh-T2JkQN8%3Dw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> . -- -- 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 <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 [email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected] <mailto:vim_use+<span class=> . To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/304a56a7.2408d.193593adb00.Webtop.251%40btinternet.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/304a56a7.2408d.193593adb00.Webtop.251%40btinternet.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> . -- -- 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 <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 [email protected]">[email protected] <mailto:vim_use+<span class=> . To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/CADAJKhA4ztK4E-8fcDX40xn0s9hBg5v4VQ6URJmUm9E3967Jfw%40mail.gmail.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/CADAJKhA4ztK4E-8fcDX40xn0s9hBg5v4VQ6URJmUm9E3967Jfw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> . -- -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/3216be5b.24523.19359bc2e94.Webtop.251%40btinternet.com.