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autocmd vimenter isn't run by MacVim

As a solution to the problem described in the question Why does vim not obey my expandtab in python files?, I have added this to my vimrc:

let g:use_tabs = 1
let g:indent_width = 4
let g:tab_width = 4

function! SetIndent()
    if g:use_tabs
        set noexpandtab
        set softtabstop=0
        let &shiftwidth = g:indent_width
        let &tabstop = g:tab_width
    else
        set expandtab
        let &softtabstop = g:indent_width
        let &shiftwidth = g:indent_width
        let &tabstop = g:tab_width
    endif
endfunction

autocmd VimEnter * call SetIndent()

This works perfectly when running vim in a terminal, but it seems like MacVim doesn't run the call SetIndent() command at all.

Is this because MacVim ignores VimEnter or runs it at another time than vim? How would I fix my vimrc so it also work in MacVim?

Edit: Link to my full vimrc: https://ghostbin.com/paste/3xnw7

Solution

  • The default settings for Python are:

    setlocal tabstop=8
setlocal softtabstop=4
setlocal shiftwidth=4
setlocal expandtab

    If you want to change, say… 'expandtab', you only have to put the line below in ~/.vim/after/ftplugin/python.vim:

    setlocal noexpandtab

    Yes, you are expected to do that for every filetype for which you don't like the default settings. It is a lot simpler, quicker, more dependable and more maintainable than using a function.

    KISS.