Error while processing function <SNR>13

[rianby64]

This is the message that I got after press ig

Error detected while processing function <SNR>13_IndentGuidesToggle..indent_guides#toggle..indent_guides#enable..indent_guide
s#init_script_vars..indent_guides#capture_highlight:
line    2:
E411: highlight group not found: Normal

The .vimrc file that I've is:

set nocompatible              " be iMproved, required
filetype off                  " required

" set the runtime path to include Vundle and initialize
set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
call vundle#begin()

Plugin 'jelera/vim-javascript-syntax'
Plugin 'nathanaelkane/vim-indent-guides'

call vundle#end()            " required
filetype plugin indent on    " required

set smarttab
set expandtab
set number
set tabstop=2
set shiftwidth=2
set softtabstop=2

set pastetoggle=<F2>

set incsearch
set hlsearch

set title
set visualbell

set background=dark

highlight ExtraWhitespace ctermbg=red guibg=red
match ExtraWhitespace /\s\+$/
autocmd BufWinEnter * match ExtraWhitespace /\s\+$/
autocmd InsertEnter * match ExtraWhitespace /\s\+\%#\@<!$/
autocmd InsertLeave * match ExtraWhitespace /\s\+$/
autocmd BufWinLeave * call clearmatches()

And the file that I'm processing is

'use strict';
// A comment
feature('Manipulating Dimension', function() {

  scenario('Setup information to render', function() {

    given('a <dimension> directive', function() { });

    when('I put name attribute as "a name"', function() { });

    then('I\'ve an HTML definition that contains "a name"', function() { });
  });

});

Can't understand what's going wrong. Thanks a million in advance

[MintPaw]

I'm having the same problem with a slightly different error message. Error detected while processing function <SNR>24_IndentGuidesEnable[1]..indent_guides#enable[8]..indent_guides#init_script_vars[7]..indent...

It only happens when I open some files, I have no idea why either.

[hexchain]

Same issue, using https://github.com/nathanaelkane/vim-indent-guides/issues/31#issuecomment-4583981 as solution now.

[nathanaelkane]

Sounds like you're not using a colorscheme, or your colorscheme isn't defining colours for the Normal highlight group.

Try using a different colorscheme, or manually defining the indent guide colours:

let g:indent_guides_auto_colors = 0
hi IndentGuidesOdd  guibg=red   ctermbg=3
hi IndentGuidesEven guibg=green ctermbg=4

Please re-open if this is not the case.

[rianby64]

Thanks a lot! Works to me! :+1:

[k0aaa]

can I modify the autoload scripts to make it load another highlight group other than Normal?

[nathanaelkane]

@Whainte there's currently no config option to change it from Normal.

[k0aaa]

Cant I edit the vim script to make it read another highlighting group like Conceal or? and btw it mysteriously worked after manually load colorscheme default

[nathanaelkane]

It should work if you edit the local autoload file.

[k0aaa]

Yeah, iirc it generated a Normal when i added an explicit "colorscheme default" to the global vimrc. However i ended up changing another colorscheme which also worked pretty well

[yzsatgithub]

these lines didn't work for me:

let g:indent_guides_auto_colors = 0
hi IndentGuidesOdd  guibg=red   ctermbg=3
hi IndentGuidesEven guibg=green ctermbg=4

the same error occurred. Why is that? @nathanaelkane thank you

[nathanaelkane]

@yzsatgithub have you tried defining a colorscheme? e.g. colorscheme default

[yzsatgithub]

@yzsatgithub have you tried defining a colorscheme? e.g. colorscheme default

@nathanaelkane No I didn't. But I do have a setting line color vc for syntax highlighting. Is this the same as what you asked?

[nathanaelkane]

@yzsatgithub yep, it's all the same :colo[rscheme] command.

If you're still getting the highlight group not found: Normal error, it means the Normal highlight group hasn't been defined before the Indent Guides plugin initialises. It could be that your plugin doesn't define Normal. Maybe try defining it manually, i.e. hi Normal guibg=black