From fae254c66bfcfbf6552f213069d3a55603746101 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bailey Ling Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 07:13:17 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Updated FAQ (markdown) --- FAQ.md | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 5722c0b..f75e2d3 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ ### The powerline font symbols are not showing up -Remember to add `let g:airline_powerline_fonts = 1` to your vimrc. +Adding `let g:airline_powerline_fonts = 1` to your vimrc will automatically populate the `g:airline_symbols` dictionary with the proper font glyphs for various symbols. Also, the older deprecated [vim-powerline][a] uses different font codes compared to the current [powerline][b], and the switch above will automatically select codes from the new version. If you want to use the old font codes, you can `:h airline` and copy/paste the configuration variables in the customization section. @@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ Add `set noshowmode` to your vimrc. For more details see this [issue](https://github.com/bling/vim-airline/issues/78). This appears to depend on the version of Vim installed. Upgrade to the newest version available. +### You see things like `^^^^^` in the statusline. + +Try adding `set fillchars+=stl:\ ,stlnc:\ ` to your vimrc. Also, make sure you're using a colorscheme that has different `StatusLine` and `StatusLineNC` highlight groups. [a]: https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-powerline [b]: https://github.com/Lokaltog/powerline