From ad1b23e8c3bbaebe77ddf569feb2c2fce279b4dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthew Martin Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 08:57:58 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Add comment on 'laststatus' to the README Judging from #vim activity, few read the help all the way to the FAQs. --- README.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7633962..3ff5ac3 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ This plugin follows the standard runtime path structure, and as such it can be i `:help airline` +The default setting of 'laststatus' is for the statusline to not appear until a split is created. If you want it to appear all the time, add the following to your vimrc: +`set laststatus=2` + # Integrating with powerline fonts For the nice looking powerline symbols to appear, you will need to install a patched font. Instructions can be found in the official powerline [documentation][20]. Prepatched fonts can be found in the [powerline-fonts][3] repository.