Code folding cancelled when touching code

[zanona]

Hey guys,

I am having problems with the code folding feature that apparently opens up all folded structures when editing the code. i.e: when creating a new function and typing the opening curly brace, all the remaining folds are then opened and I am required to re-close them with zx. The same happens with if statements when typing the closing curly brace.

As per the instructions shown on the README file, my ~/.vimrc file contains:

au FileType javascript call JavaScriptFold()

Here is a demo of the current behaviour:

If someone could point a workaround that it would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance

[jelera]

Adding au FileType javascript call JavaScriptFold() on your .vimrc file will enable folding by default, try removing that line from your vimrc.

[ryneeverett]

@jelera But shouldn't that line only execute when opening the file?

[jelera]

@ryneeverett yes, it calls JavaScriptFold(), which is a folding function, like using foldmethod with indent or syntax, it'll be called everytime the "rules" for indenting are met; which in this case would be creating a function(){} in JS.

Everyone has their own opinions about folding, so I'm thinking for moving this feature to a different repo.

[ryneeverett]

@jelera Thanks for the explanation, now that I know it's a vim quirk I'm finding lots of threads on it.

[ryneeverett]

To future searchers: see FastFold.

[zanona]

That's a great plugin @ryneeverett, thanks a lot for sharing. It works quite nicely.