Vim: remove line numbers and colorcolumn from quickfix window

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In my vimrc I have both set number and set colorcolumn=80, so now when I open a quickfix window, I see both line numbers and the color column. Is there some way to disable these settings for quickfix windows only? (If it matters, I'm on OSX using vim 7.3).

Thanks!

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Put the following into ~/.vim/ftplugin/qf.vim:

setlocal nonumber
setlocal colorcolumn=

As long as you have filetype plugin support enabled, that should handle it.

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I would put something like this in my ~/.vimrc or a file with the .vim extension in ~/.vim/plugin/:

command! FW call FilterToNewWindow('myscript')

function! FilterToNewWindow(script)
    let TempFile = tempname()
    let SaveModified = &modified
    exe 'w ' . TempFile
    let &modified = SaveModified
    exe 'split ' . TempFile
    exe '%! ' . a:script
endfunction

Then you can just do ":FW".

It might be a good idea to change the command definition to require a filter script name argument to pass to the function instead of "hard coding" it.

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Following your template, you could vary different properties, such as colorcolumn:

augroup BgHighlight
    autocmd!
    autocmd WinEnter * set colorcolumn=80
    autocmd WinLeave * set colorcolumn=0
augroup END

This will color column 80 on your current window, while disabling it on the others. It's a bit less jarring than setting/unsetting line numbers.

An even less intrusive option, if you are used to highlighting the current line (set cul), is to do:

augroup BgHighlight
    autocmd!
    autocmd WinEnter * set cul
    autocmd WinLeave * set nocul
augroup END

It all comes down to your usage and what you're willing to put up with.

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