" Always display the status line even if there is only one window.
set laststatus=2
+ " If there's more than one buffer return "/<nr>" (e.g. "/05") where <nr>
+ " is the highest buffer number, otherwise return nothing. Used in
+ " 'statusline' to get an overview of available buffer numbers.
+ function! StatuslineBufferCount()
+ let l:bufnr = bufnr('$')
+ if l:bufnr > 1
+ let l:result = '/'
+ if exists('*printf')
+ let l:result .= printf('%02d', l:bufnr)
+ else
+ " Older Vims don't have printf() (and no .= either). Emulate
+ " "%02d".
+ if l:bufnr < 10
+ let l:result = l:result . '0'
+ endif
+ let l:result = l:result . l:bufnr
+ endif
+ return l:result
+ else
+ return ''
+ endif
+ endfunction
+
set statusline=
" on the left
- set statusline+=%02n: " buffer number
+ set statusline+=%02n " buffer number
+ set statusline+=%{StatuslineBufferCount()} " highest buffer number
+ set statusline+=:
set statusline+=%f\ " path to current file in buffer
set statusline+=%h " [help] if buffer is help file
set statusline+=%w " [Preview] if buffer is preview buffer
cnoremap <C-P> <Up>
cnoremap <C-N> <Down>
+if has('eval')
+" Don't move the cursor to the first column for certain scroll commands (<C-F,
+" <C-B>, <C-D>, <C-U>). Thanks to jamessan in #vim on Freenode (2011-08-31
+" 02:27 CEST) for the 'nostartofline' tip. But I can't use 'nostartofline'
+" directly because it also enables that feature for other commands which I
+" don't want.
+
+ " Set 'nostartofline' for a single movement.
+ function! s:TemporaryNostartofline(movement)
+ let l:startofline = &startofline
+ set nostartofline
+ execute 'normal! ' . a:movement
+ let &startofline = l:startofline
+ endfunction
+
+ " Thanks to fow in #vim on Freenode (2012-02-16 15:38 CET) for the idea to
+ " use "<Bslash><Lt>"; Vim documentation reference: :help <>.
+ nnoremap <silent> <C-F>
+ \ :call <SID>TemporaryNostartofline("<Bslash><Lt>C-F>")<CR>
+ nnoremap <silent> <C-B>
+ \ :call <SID>TemporaryNostartofline("<Bslash><Lt>C-B>")<CR>
+ nnoremap <silent> <C-D>
+ \ :call <SID>TemporaryNostartofline("<Bslash><Lt>C-D>")<CR>
+ nnoremap <silent> <C-U>
+ \ :call <SID>TemporaryNostartofline("<Bslash><Lt>C-U>")<CR>
+endif
+
" Write before suspending, thanks to deryni in #vim on Freenode (2011-05-09
" 20:02 CEST). To suspend without saving either unmap this or use :stop<CR>.
nnoremap <silent> <C-Z> :update<CR>:stop<CR>
" in #vim on Freenode (2011-08-15 00:17 CEST).
nnoremap <C-G> 2<C-G>
-" Use <Space> to move down a page and - to move up one like in mutt.
-nnoremap <Space> <C-F>
-nnoremap - <C-B>
+" Use <Space> to move down a page and - to move up one like in mutt. Don't use
+" nnoremap so the <C-F>/<C-B> 'nostartofline' fix (see above) works.
+nmap <Space> <C-F>
+nmap - <C-B>
" Go to next and previous buffer. Thanks to elik in #vim on Freenode
" (2010-05-16 18:38 CEST) for this idea.