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@@ -7172,6 +7172,10 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
set.
NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
+ If Vim is compiled with the |+vartabs| feature then the value of
+ 'softtabstop' will be ignored if |'varsofttabstop'| is set to
+ anything other than an empty string.
+
*'spell'* *'nospell'*
'spell' boolean (default off)
local to window
@@ -7723,6 +7727,10 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
though. Otherwise aligned comments will be wrong when 'tabstop' is
changed.
+ If Vim is compiled with the |+vartabs| feature then the value of
+ 'tabstop' will be ignored if |'vartabstop'| is set to anything other
+ than an empty string.
+
*'tagbsearch'* *'tbs'* *'notagbsearch'* *'notbs'*
'tagbsearch' 'tbs' boolean (default on)
global
@@ -8468,6 +8476,44 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
written to disk (see |crash-recovery|). Also used for the
|CursorHold| autocommand event.
+ *'varsofttabstop'* *'vsts'*
+'varsofttabstop' 'vsts' string (default "")
+ local to buffer
+ {only available when compiled with the |+vartabs|
+ feature}
+ {not in Vi}
+ A list of the number of spaces that a <Tab> counts for while editing,
+ such as inserting a <Tab> or using <BS>. It "feels" like variable-
+ width <Tab>s are being inserted, while in fact a mixture of spaces
+ and <Tab>s is used. Tab widths are separated with commas, with the
+ final value applying to all subsequent tabs.
+
+ For example, when editing assembly language files where statements
+ start in the 8th column and comments in the 40th, it may be useful
+ to use the following: >
+ :set varsofttabstop=8,32,8
+< This will set soft tabstops at the 8th and 40th columns, and at every
+ 8th column thereafter.
+
+ Note that the value of |'softtabstop'| will be ignored while
+ 'varsofttabstop' is set.
+
+ *'vartabstop'* *'vts'*
+'vartabstop' 'vts' string (default "")
+ local to buffer
+ {only available when compiled with the |+vartabs|
+ feature}
+ {not in Vi}
+ A list of the number of spaces that a <Tab> in the file counts for,
+ separated by commas. Each value corresponds to one tab, with the
+ final value applying to all subsequent tabs. For example: >
+ :set vartabstop=4,20,10,8
+< This will make the first tab 4 spaces wide, the second 20 spaces,
+ the third 10 spaces, and all following tabs 8 spaces.
+
+ Note that the value of |'tabstop'| will be ignored while 'vartabstop'
+ is set.
+
*'verbose'* *'vbs'*
'verbose' 'vbs' number (default 0)
global