patch 7.4.1236
Problem: When "syntax manual" was used switching between buffers removes
the highlighting.
Solution: Set the syntax option without changing the value. (Anton
Lindqvist)
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/manual.vim b/runtime/syntax/manual.vim
index 5ea3731..c0e53fa 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/manual.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/manual.vim
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
" Vim syntax support file
" Maintainer: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
-" Last Change: 2008 Jan 26
+" Last Change: 2016 Feb 01
" This file is used for ":syntax manual".
" It installs the Syntax autocommands, but no the FileType autocommands.
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@
let syntax_manual = 1
-" Remove the connection between FileType and Syntax autocommands.
-if exists('#syntaxset')
- au! syntaxset FileType
-endif
+" Overrule the connection between FileType and Syntax autocommands. This sets
+" the syntax when the file type is detected, without changing the value.
+augroup syntaxset
+ au! FileType * exe "set syntax=" . &syntax
+augroup END
" If the GUI is already running, may still need to install the FileType menu.
" Don't do it when the 'M' flag is included in 'guioptions'.