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BlockHL : highlighting different levels of {} in C

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created by
Charles Campbell
 
script type
syntax
 
description
Blockhl.vim supports block-oriented highlighting of leading white space for C/C++.

For dark backgrounds, as one gets deeper into curly braces, the leading indentation will change to ever lighter colors (up to 7 such levels, then it cycles).

For light backgrounds, increasing curly brace depths will cause ever darker colors to be used (again, 7 levels).

You will need to source the <blockhl.vim> file in if you change colorschemes.

Required: gvim

(alpha/beta version available at http://www.drchip.org/astronaut/vim/index.html#BLOCKHL)
 
install details
1. In your <.vimrc> you'll need
   filetype plugin on

2. Put the <blockhl.vim> file into:
    .vim/after/syntax/c.vim
-or-
2. put the <blockhl.vim> file into
   .vim/after/syntax/c/
   and use vimscript#1023

vimscript#1023 also contains some help for non-Unix users


 

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package script version date Vim version user release notes
blockhl.vim.bz2 4 2004-07-01 6.0 Charles Campbell optionally supports entire-line rather than just leading whitespace
uses cursorhold to restore highlighting after a colorscheme change
bugfix: an ALLBUT in cParen caused cCurly7 to do inside-() highlighting.
blockhl.vim.bz2 3 2004-06-30 6.0 Charles Campbell Blockhl now tailors its C block-highlighting based on the user's background setting (light versus dark).
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