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diff --git a/runtime/doc/pi_paren.txt b/runtime/doc/pi_paren.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8c4f04a --- /dev/null +++ b/runtime/doc/pi_paren.txt @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +*pi_paren.txt* For Vim version 8.1. Last change: 2013 May 08 + + + VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar + + +Highlighting matching parens *matchparen* + +The functionality mentioned here is a |standard-plugin|. +This plugin is only available if 'compatible' is not set. + +You can avoid loading this plugin by setting the "loaded_matchparen" variable: > + :let loaded_matchparen = 1 + +The plugin installs CursorMoved, CursorMovedI and WinEnter autocommands to +redefine the match highlighting. + + *:NoMatchParen* *:DoMatchParen* +To disable the plugin after it was loaded use this command: > + + :NoMatchParen + +And to enable it again: > + + :DoMatchParen + +The highlighting used is MatchParen. You can specify different colors with +the ":highlight" command. Example: > + + :hi MatchParen ctermbg=blue guibg=lightblue + +The characters to be matched come from the 'matchpairs' option. You can +change the value to highlight different matches. Note that not everything is +possible. For example, you can't highlight single or double quotes, because +the start and end are equal. + +The syntax highlighting attributes are used. When the cursor currently is not +in a string or comment syntax item, then matches inside string and comment +syntax items are ignored. Any syntax items with "string" or "comment" +somewhere in their name are considered string or comment items. + +The search is limited to avoid a delay when moving the cursor. The limits +are: +- What is visible in the window. +- 100 lines above or below the cursor to avoid a long delay when there are + closed folds. +- 'synmaxcol' times 2 bytes before or after the cursor to avoid a delay + in a long line with syntax highlighting. +- A timeout of 300 msec (60 msec in Insert mode). This can be changed with the + g:matchparen_timeout and g:matchparen_insert_timeout variables and their + buffer-local equivalents b:matchparen_timeout and + b:matchparen_insert_timeout. + +If you would like the |%| command to work better, the matchit plugin can be +used, see |matchit-install|. This plugin also helps to skip matches in +comments. This is unrelated to the matchparen highlighting, they use a +different mechanism. + +============================================================================== + vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: |