patch 7.4.2213
Problem: Cannot highlight the "~" lines at the end of a window differently.
Solution: Add the EndOfBuffer highlighting. (Marco Hinz, James McCoy)
diff --git a/runtime/doc/syntax.txt b/runtime/doc/syntax.txt
index 68d860a..ec9d0ff 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/syntax.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/syntax.txt
@@ -4870,6 +4870,9 @@
DiffDelete diff mode: Deleted line |diff.txt|
*hl-DiffText*
DiffText diff mode: Changed text within a changed line |diff.txt|
+ *hl-EndofBuffer*
+EndOfBuffer filler lines (~) after the last line in the buffer.
+ By default, this is highlighted like |hl-NonText|.
*hl-ErrorMsg*
ErrorMsg error messages on the command line
*hl-VertSplit*
@@ -4898,10 +4901,10 @@
*hl-MoreMsg*
MoreMsg |more-prompt|
*hl-NonText*
-NonText '~' and '@' at the end of the window, characters from
- 'showbreak' and other characters that do not really exist in
- the text (e.g., ">" displayed when a double-wide character
- doesn't fit at the end of the line).
+NonText '@' at the end of the window, characters from 'showbreak'
+ and other characters that do not really exist in the text
+ (e.g., ">" displayed when a double-wide character doesn't
+ fit at the end of the line).
*hl-Normal*
Normal normal text
*hl-Pmenu*