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== | == Indentation == | ||
Moodle [[Coding|Coding Guidelines]] state that indentation should be spaces of 4 spaces (not Tabs). Some .vimrc options will help you adhere to these guidelines with ease: | |||
<pre> | |||
" insert space characters whenever the tab key is presse | |||
set expandtab | |||
" insert 4 spaces characters when tab key is pressed | |||
set tabstop=4 | |||
" insert 4 spaces wen autoindent indents | |||
set shiftwidth=4 | |||
" automatically indent files | |||
set autoindent | |||
" Do smart indentation depending on code syntax (e.g. change after { }, keywords etc) | |||
set smartindent | |||
</pre> | |||
== Syntax Highlighting == | |||
Recent versions of vim have robust syntax highlighting for php. In order to switch syntax highlighting on add the following to your .vimrc: | |||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
" set syntax highliging on | |||
syntax on | |||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
== Other Useful vimrc settings == | |||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
" show a ruler with line number, % through file on status line | |||
set ruler | |||
" show line number | |||
set nu | |||
" PHP syntax check | |||
set makeprg=php\ -l\ % | |||
set errorformat=%m\ in\ %f\ on\ line\ %l | |||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
== Ctags == | |||
See the [[ctags|Ctags Article]] for details on how to setup ctags usage with moodle and vim | |||
Revision as of 05:09, 22 May 2008
Setting up Vim for Moodle Development
There are many powerful features available in vim, here are a few tips to ensure you get powerful use out of vim with moodle development
Indentation
Moodle Coding Guidelines state that indentation should be spaces of 4 spaces (not Tabs). Some .vimrc options will help you adhere to these guidelines with ease:
" insert space characters whenever the tab key is presse
set expandtab
" insert 4 spaces characters when tab key is pressed
set tabstop=4
" insert 4 spaces wen autoindent indents
set shiftwidth=4
" automatically indent files
set autoindent
" Do smart indentation depending on code syntax (e.g. change after { }, keywords etc)
set smartindent
Syntax Highlighting
Recent versions of vim have robust syntax highlighting for php. In order to switch syntax highlighting on add the following to your .vimrc:
" set syntax highliging on syntax on
Other Useful vimrc settings
" show a ruler with line number, % through file on status line set ruler " show line number set nu " PHP syntax check set makeprg=php\ -l\ % set errorformat=%m\ in\ %f\ on\ line\ %l
Ctags
See the Ctags Article for details on how to setup ctags usage with moodle and vim
