On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 10:29:59AM +1100, Alex Samad wrote:
> Hi 
>  
>  
> I am a user of vim (learner). I have been getting caught out with the file 
> type setting of vim, sometimes it is good an other times it is a pain in the 
> but. 
>  
> I have done some reading about setting vim options in files. 
>  
> for example I am editing a makefile and I have placed this line at the bottom 
>  
> # vim:ft='' 
>  
> when I load up this file in vim and then execute set ft, it returns makefile, 
> which is not what I want, have I typed it wrong or is there some option that 
> I 
> need to set ? 
another look and I found what I was looking for, seems like modeline is turned 
off in debian, so I have added to my ~/.vimrc a set modeline

>  
> Thanks
> 
> -- 
> "I think we are welcomed. But it was not a peaceful welcome."
> 
>       - George W. Bush
> 12/12/05
> Philadelphia, PA
> on the reception of American forces in Iraq



-- 
"No question that the enemy has tried to spread sectarian violence. They use 
violence as a tool to do that."

        - George W. Bush
03/22/2006
Washington, DC

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