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@ -140,6 +140,26 @@ All the indentation hooks are conventionally named `<lang>-indent`, which
allows us to use the `disabled_hooks` variable to disable indentation
globally with the following command: `set global disabled_hooks '.+-indent'`
How to enable syntax highlighting ?
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The mimetype of the files opened in new buffers is detected using the
`file` command, and syntax highlighting enabled automatically when
possible.
My file seems to be highlighted with the wrong colors, I thought syntax highlighting was detected automatically ?
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The `file` utility has several short comings, such as detecting the
wrong mimetype for a file containing data with different syntax, e.g.
a Python script containing hardcoded HTML templates detected as an HTML
file.
Kakoune does its best at detecting file types (using known extensions
for a given format for instance), but not much can be done about those
ambiguous cases. You might consider writing a custom `$HOME/.magic` file
if needed.
Can I disable syntax highlighting completely ?
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@ -147,3 +167,27 @@ Similarly to the indentation hooks, the name format followed by the
highlighting hooks is `<lang>-highlight`. You can thus disable syntax
highlighting using the following command: `set global disabled_hooks
'.+-highlight'`
Why does a dot `.` in a regex select newline characters ?
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Data in buffers is a stream of characters, and newlines do not receive special
treatment compared to other characters, with regards to regex matching. In
order to select data in a line without any trailing newline characters, one could
use the `[^\n]+` pattern, which is arguably a good compromise when
balanced against the ability to select data over several lines.
Can I split the window to display different buffers in them ?
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As a fairly compliant follower of the UNIX philosophy, Kakoune does not
try to implement features that are best handled by separate, dedicated
tools. Windows splitting in terminals is a prime example of that
concept, where the editor provides commands to interact with several
terminal multiplexers (e.g. `tmux`), as opposed to emulating their
functionalities.
In order to open buffers in the same window simultaneously using `tmux`
(or one of the supported multiplexers), run Kakoune in a `tmux` session,
and simply use the `:new` command to spawn new clients as you would
have otherwise in an X11 environment.