Added new global option to configure whether the plugin is enabled on Vim startup

Author: nathanaelkane

doc/indent_guides.txt

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 
 
 Author:      Nate Kane <nathanaelkane AT gmail DOT com>
-Version:     1.3
-Last Change: 17 Jan 2011
+Version:     1.4
+Last Change: 24 Jan 2011
 
 ==============================================================================
 CONTENTS                                                *indent-guides-contents*
@@ -126,6 +126,15 @@ Default: 1. Values: between 1 and g:|indent_guides_indent_levels|.
   let g:indent_guides_start_level = 2
 <
 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                                         *'indent_guides_enable_on_vim_startup'*
+Use this option to control whether the plugin is enabled on Vim startup.
+
+Default: 0. Values: 0 or 1.
+>
+  let g:indent_guides_enable_on_vim_startup = 0
+<
+
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 4. MAPPINGS                                             *indent-guides-mappings*
 
@@ -203,6 +212,9 @@ Bug reports, feedback, suggestions etc are welcomed.
 ==============================================================================
 7. CHANGELOG                                           *indent-guides-changelog*
 
+1.4~
+  * Added the new plugin option g:|indent_guides_enable_on_vim_startup|.
+
 1.3~
   * Changed the default value of g:|indent_guides_color_change_percent| to 10.
   * Added support for gVim themes that don't specify a `hi Normal guibg`

plugin/indent_guides.vim

@@ -45,19 +45,25 @@ let g:indent_guides_color_hex_guibg_pattern  = 'guibg=\zs' . g:indent_guides_col
 let g:indent_guides_color_name_guibg_pattern = "guibg='\\?\\zs[0-9A-Za-z ]\\+\\ze'\\?"
 
 " Configurable global variables
-call s:InitVariable('g:indent_guides_indent_levels',        30)
-call s:InitVariable('g:indent_guides_auto_colors',          1 )
-call s:InitVariable('g:indent_guides_color_change_percent', 10) " ie. 10%
-call s:InitVariable('g:indent_guides_guide_size',           0 )
-call s:InitVariable('g:indent_guides_start_level',          1 )
-call s:InitVariable('g:indent_guides_debug',                0 )
+call s:InitVariable('g:indent_guides_indent_levels',         30)
+call s:InitVariable('g:indent_guides_auto_colors',           1 )
+call s:InitVariable('g:indent_guides_color_change_percent',  10) " ie. 10%
+call s:InitVariable('g:indent_guides_guide_size',            0 )
+call s:InitVariable('g:indent_guides_start_level',           1 )
+call s:InitVariable('g:indent_guides_enable_on_vim_startup', 0 )
+call s:InitVariable('g:indent_guides_debug',                 0 )
 
 " Default mapping
 nmap <Leader>ig :IndentGuidesToggle<CR>
 
 " Auto commands
 augroup indent_guides
   autocmd!
+
+  if g:indent_guides_enable_on_vim_startup
+    autocmd VimEnter * :IndentGuidesEnable
+  endif
+
   autocmd BufEnter,WinEnter * call indent_guides#process_autocmds()
 augroup END