Vi and Vim Asked by aldwinaldwin on August 31, 2021
Using following .vimrc
" Just to see tab/spaces/endline clearly:
set encoding=utf-8
set list
set listchars=tab:▸ ,eol:¬
nnoremap <F5> :set list!<cr>
" Tab to spaces settings
set tabstop=4
set softtabstop=4
set shiftwidth=4
set shiftround
set expandtab
" paste and pastetoggle settings
set nopaste
set pastetoggle=<F2>
Now open a test-file and type following: i<TAB><F2><TAB>
Is it possible to have spaces in the insert-paste mode or do I really have to leave PASTE mode each time again? I just like to stay in paste mode as i copy-paste a lot of snippets constantly from other terminals.
Yes, you have to.
To make it easier, you could add the following snippet to your vimrc:
set pastetoggle=<F9>
noremap <F9> :set invpaste paste?<CR>
inoremap <F9> <C-O>:set invpaste<CR>
This toggles paste mode by simply hitting F9. This works in normal mode and insert mode.
If you like to use another key, just change <F9> to something else.
BTW: The setting pastetoggle defines a key that should NOT be inserted in the text, but handled normally by Vim. Without this setting, Vim would just insert <F9> in the text if you hit F9 while in insert mode.
Answered by Ralf on August 31, 2021
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