diff --git a/after/ftplugin/vim/caw.vim b/after/ftplugin/vim/caw.vim
index d42f4d2..0c809b3 100644
--- a/after/ftplugin/vim/caw.vim
+++ b/after/ftplugin/vim/caw.vim
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ let s:save_cpo = &cpo
 set cpo&vim
 
 let b:caw_oneline_comment = '"'
+let b:caw_hatpos_sp = {lnum -> getline(lnum) =~# '^\s*\\' ? "" : " "}
+let b:caw_zeropos_sp = b:caw_hatpos_sp
 
 if !exists("b:did_caw_ftplugin")
     if exists('b:undo_ftplugin')
diff --git a/macros/after-ftplugin-template.vim b/macros/after-ftplugin-template.vim
index ba848f6..5ba7d1a 100644
--- a/macros/after-ftplugin-template.vim
+++ b/macros/after-ftplugin-template.vim
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ set cpo&vim
 <ONELINE>
 <WRAP_ONELINE>
 <WRAP_MULTILINE>
+<ADDITIONAL_VARS>
 
 if !exists("b:did_caw_ftplugin")
     if exists('b:undo_ftplugin')
diff --git a/macros/generate-ftplugins.vim b/macros/generate-ftplugins.vim
index 4aac18c..cf352d4 100644
--- a/macros/generate-ftplugins.vim
+++ b/macros/generate-ftplugins.vim
@@ -406,6 +406,14 @@ function! s:wrap_multiline() abort
   \}
 endfunction
 
+function! s:additional_vars() abort
+  return {
+  \ 'vim': [
+  \   ['b:caw_hatpos_sp', '{lnum -> getline(lnum) =~# ''^\s*\\'' ? "" : " "}'],
+  \   ['b:caw_zeropos_sp', 'b:caw_hatpos_sp'],
+  \ ],
+  \}
+endfunction
 
 
 let s:root_dir = expand('<sfile>:h:h')
@@ -435,6 +443,7 @@ function! s:write_all() abort
   let oneline = s:oneline()
   let wrap_oneline = s:wrap_oneline()
   let wrap_multiline = s:wrap_multiline()
+  let additional_vars = s:additional_vars()
   let all_keys = s:sort_unique(
   \   keys(oneline) + keys(wrap_oneline) + keys(wrap_multiline)
   \)
@@ -468,6 +477,17 @@ function! s:write_all() abort
       g/<WRAP_MULTILINE>/d
     endif
 
+    " More additional variables
+    if has_key(additional_vars, filetype)
+      let additionals = []
+      for [k, v] in get(additional_vars, filetype)
+        let additionals += [printf('let %s = %s', k, v)]
+      endfor
+      %s@<ADDITIONAL_VARS>@\=join(additionals, "\n")@
+    else
+      g/<ADDITIONAL_VARS>/d
+    endif
+
     write
   endfor
 endfunction