GVim Highlight multiple words plugin ans saving these Highligts

Question

I like the Highlight multiple words plugin in my GVim but when i quit and re-open this editor all highlights disappears.

plugin description is here

:Hsave and :Hrestore do the job but the global variable contain the word highlighted ans disparead when i close GVim.

I've used :let g: to check :set viminfo^=! is inside viminfo I've seen mksession and source in your answers

So, what's not right ?

Thanks.

Answer 1

For troubleshooting, try to manually define a persistent variable, e.g.:

:let g:TEST_VAR = 'abc'

With :set viminfo+=!, the value should persist after a Vim restart:

:echo g:TEST_VAR
abc

If this works, the plugin's persistence should, too. If not, check the contents of the viminfo file and any modifications of 'viminfo'.

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Note that my Mark plugin is an alternative, and also has marks persistence. It relies on the same persistent variable mechanism.

Answer 2

Thx to have decrypted my english :)

I'v trying this :

:echo has('viminfo')
show    1

:set viminfo?
show    viminfo='100,<50,s10,h

:set history?
show    history=20

My work is :

\m

(many times...)

On the word "Fabrice" i press 1 on keypad, it become red for foreground.

:Hsave CHIN
:Hclear
:Hrestore CHIN

(it's right)

:let g:

This is store :

HI_SAVE_CHIN           hl1^I\<Fabrice\>^I-1^I101    

and:

:let g:TEST_VAR = 'HI_SAVE_'

(or HI_SAVE_CHIN ?)

:set viminfo+=!
:echo g:TEST_VAR

It shows :

HI_SAVE_

In .viminfo :

Variables globales:

!HI_SAVE_CHIN   STR hl1 \<Fabrice\> -1  101
!TEST_VAR   STR HI_SAVE_

I'have doubt about HI_SAVE_ or HI_SAVE_CHIN. These lines stays in .vimfo when GVim is open but i can't :Hrestore CHIN (Chin or chin), let g: nothing.

And it be deleted when i quit.

I's hard job ! i will try your plugin, maybe it's more easy for me !

Answer 3

I may not have respect the rules of this site but I have found the solution to my problem so I am writing this to all. It may be an incompatibility with unnecessary files (I do not believe it) can be settings, nocompatility mainly but I have disabled all in vimrc and I put :set viminfo+=! because he did not want to get into viminfo. Thanks for your elegant plugin Ingo and your help.