I added a plugin called totd.vim which will show me a tip a day when launch vim, but I don't know where to download vimtips.txt. I went to Vim Tips Wiki but...
I'd like to highlight an arbitrary block of text even when normal syntax-base highlighting is in effect. ... But what I'd like to do is for a block with height...
where can i get the definition for group-name in highlight command. my vim has :hi Function, but i am not able to find group defn for Function, is there any...
I am trying to create some vim exercises for beginner/advanced vim users like me and was hoping if I can recommend some sort of Vim key counter (or even a...
How can I tell VIM that I want it to display line numbering whenever I view a help topic? Of course "set number" (without the quotation marks) in my .vimrc...
How can I tell VIM that I want it to display line numbering whenever I view a help topic? Of course "set number" (without the quotation marks) in my .vimrc...
Hi Vim users. I'm using Vim for viewing sql query output, as described here: http://filip.rembialkowski.net/vim-as-a-pager-for-psql/ (or should I paste the...
I'm happy to announce my latest open source mini-project, `goog`. goog is a command line tool that lets you perform Google searches from the command line....
Vim 7.3.1-514 iskeyword contains values like this: 38,47-58,- I can use nr2char(38) to get &. - can be used as itself. How can I expand the range of characters...
I am trying to get the "=+" operator highlighted as an error in PHP files. I have this file: $ cat /home/dotancohen/.vim/after/syntax/php.vim scriptencoding...
hi everyone, I meet with a small problem when using neocomplcache : some items arent listed in the popup menu as candidates, and these items(globals, marcos...
... The help example has ':E123' but it means 'E123:'? What is the '^Vim...' stuff for? The messages on my system do not start with 'Vim' (use :s/xxx/xxx/ on...
I am using console Vim version 7.3 on Fedora Linux. When I enter <S-Tab> while executing a script, the getchar() function returns 0. (getchar() also returns 0...
https://github.com/RandyMcMillan/QuickVim I've found this method of setting up my vim configuration is easy. Fork/Copy and modify to your specifications. Git...
Hi all, I saw one line command map used to insert the directory of the current buffer in command line mode in steve losh's vimrc: cnoremap <expr> %%...
I have a long standing question regarding vim's recovery mode. When you have a crash and then recover a file, why doesn't vim remove the .swp file after the...
First, let me say that I'm in love with Vim. I'm a new user (started about two weeks ago) and I already can't imagine using anything else. I recently got into...
I have a few files I use to script my backups. I've been tweaking them as usual. Suddenly vim is acting very strange, and the files are misbehaving. The main...
Hi, I would like to start a new vim session on an already open file. I am explicitly invoking the second vim instance in readonly mode, either with 'view' or...
I'm using vim 7.3.515 on windows 7. ... <html> <head> <title>test</title> <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- function func1() { var i=0; } //--> </script> ...
this user is sending spam scripts: http://www.vim.org/account/profile.php?user_id=48421 -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not...
Hi Vimmers, I have been chasing vim plugins for a long time and found some good couples that share same semantics or similar keystrokes. First couple I want to...
Hi there, I'd like to get vim for Windows, however the following .exe does not seem available from this location: ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/pc/gvim73_46.exe ...
I have two HP-UX machines say A and B with HP-UX 11.11 and 11.31 respectively. I'have compiled gvim 7.3 from source an B, and gvim 7.0 on A, both with same...
A while back I voiced interest and got help in disabling abbreviations, when I was on the : command line. I want to write functions to do this, in a little ...
All, I've noticed some strange cursor behavior when following one of the Wiki tips. Below is a 26-line-long file to describe and demonstrate the problem. "...
Hi, The motion t{char} does not work when the character I choose is "}". Does anyone know why? I use gvim 7.3 on Windows XP. Thanks, Antonis -- You received...
I just started using tmux, and i am exploring 256 color option of the terminal. Is there any good colorscheme that uses theses colors effectively, especially ...
