Add option to set initial foldlevel

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2d7e587ea9f8550bf6c6a73e2ec8d9af027169e5..4c9fcdfed01cf3fcb3f0432911cac4ea8daa868a 100644 (file)
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,16 @@ Add the following line to your `.vimrc` to disable folding.
 let g:vim_markdown_folding_disabled=1
 ```
 
+**Set Initial Foldlevel**
+
+Add the following line to your `.vimrc` to set the initial foldlevel.  This
+option defaults to 0 (i.e. all folds are closed) and is ignored if folding
+is disabled.
+
+```vim
+let g:vim_markdown_initial_foldlevel=1
+```
+
 ## License
 
 The MIT License (MIT)

diff --git a/after/ftplugin/mkd.vim b/after/ftplugin/mkd.vim
index ed78895f5cedb9a6f2add4566e86eb5960cc98b6..26ccb23b885f4b37ccdf76597927970b58a6c2ca 100644 (file)
--- a/after/ftplugin/mkd.vim
+++ b/after/ftplugin/mkd.vim
@@ -40,11 +40,16 @@ if !exists("g:vim_markdown_folding_disabled")
   setlocal foldexpr=Foldexpr_markdown(v:lnum)
   setlocal foldmethod=expr
 
+  " allow the initial foldlevel to be configured in .vimrc
+  if !exists("g:vim_markdown_initial_foldlevel")
+    let g:vim_markdown_initial_foldlevel=0
+  endif
+  let &l:foldlevel=g:vim_markdown_initial_foldlevel
+
   "---------- everything after this is optional -----------------------
   " change the following fold options to your liking
   " see ':help fold-options' for more
   setlocal foldenable
-  setlocal foldlevel=0
   setlocal foldcolumn=0
   set foldmethod=expr
   set foldopen-=search