Vim real tab characters start at column 8- I can't move all the way left -

Vim real tab characters start at column 8- I can't move all the way left -

i'm using real tab characters in files, , when whitespace characters set invisible (which default), farthest left can go column 8. if create whitespace visible (:set list!) still says i'm @ column 8, @ to the lowest degree shows cursor way left. causing this?

this not matter of right or incorrect. vim chooses set (single cell) cursor on lastly cell of tab, , jumping forwards motion makes tabs easier detect, people behavior. :set list, tab represented start , follow-up characters change.

if can't used it, workaround (short of modifying vim's source code directly) is:

set list listchars=tab:\ \ " note: trailing space after lastly backslash!

note has other side effects, e.g. when soft wrapping words.

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