Dear all, I convinced my girlfriend of using gvim on Windows. However, she is not fascinated of first typing 'i' to start insert mode. So, my question is: is...
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Saar Machtinger
SAARMA@...
Oct 1, 2003 4:36 pm
Your girlfirend :-) B R A V O !!! someone with a life :-) ... The information contained in this message is proprietary of Amdocs, protected from disclosure,...
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Antoine J. Mechelynck
antoine.mechelynck@...
Oct 1, 2003 4:45 pm
... Hm... Let's give it a try... What about... \(^S[IK]\).*$\(\1.*$\)* (Untested). Match start-of-lline + SI or SK, then 0 or more characters, then ...
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Geoffrey Mann
Geoffrey.Mann@...
Oct 1, 2003 4:50 pm
Lukas, My first advice is don't mix software and girlfriends. If she makes you choose between VIM and her, what will you do? :) Can you live without VIM? A...
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Yegappan Lakshmanan
yegappan@...
Oct 1, 2003 4:50 pm
... We already have a extensive Vim FAQ at http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/vimfaq.html I do periodically update this FAQ based on the questions in the vim...
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Yegappan Lakshmanan
yegappan@...
Oct 1, 2003 4:53 pm
... This is already done and the Vim FAQ is available at http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/vimfaq.html - Yegappan ... __________________________________ Do you...
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Bram Moolenaar
Bram@...
Oct 1, 2003 5:00 pm
... Great remark to use as a quote! :-) ... A more drastic way is starting "evim" or "vim -y". -- hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict: 67....
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Antoine J. Mechelynck
antoine.mechelynck@...
Oct 1, 2003 5:02 pm
... [...] ... Sorry for repeating myself, but what about the FAQ that can already be accessed from the "Documentation" section at vim-online ? Regards, Tony....
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Saar Machtinger
SAARMA@...
Oct 1, 2003 5:02 pm
Yegappan -> Thanks, exacltly what I was looking for ... The information contained in this message is proprietary of Amdocs, protected from disclosure, and may...
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Antoine J. Mechelynck
antoine.mechelynck@...
Oct 1, 2003 5:20 pm
... She might want to use the shortcut dubbed "gvimEasy"; which was normally created during Vim installation. Though why want to cripple Vim by forcing it...
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Russell Shaw
rjshaw@...
Oct 1, 2003 5:21 pm
... Hi, I just meant that the sheet i did is no substitute for the FAQ whether it exists or not. I didn't mean that another FAQ is needed, and i haven't needed...
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Keith Roberts
kroberts@...
Oct 1, 2003 5:26 pm
... The problem with googling is that you get too many references, and it takes too much time to go thru them all to see what might actually address your ...
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Eugene Lee
eugene@...
Oct 1, 2003 5:32 pm
... So if you notice that your girlfriend has a little LISP, you might have a difficult relationship? :-) -- Eugene Lee eugene at anime dot net...
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bps8@...
Oct 1, 2003 5:33 pm
... How about this one... ^\(..\):.*\_$\(\n\1:.*\_$\)\+ Brett S....
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Russell Shaw
rjshaw@...
Oct 1, 2003 5:33 pm
... On second thoughts, a cheet-sheet is only good for learning normal vim use. My sheet doesn't have any options settings that most questions are about. An...
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Keith Roberts
kroberts@...
Oct 1, 2003 6:05 pm
Ok, I noticed how quickly nobody leapt in to answer my question, and perhaps I scared everyone away by mentioning the word "environment", but let's try this...
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Tim Chase
gumnos@...
Oct 1, 2003 6:13 pm
... perhaps ... try ... Perhaps a more detailed description of the goal in mind would help folks leap to an answer :) If the solution provided did everything...
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Keith Roberts
kroberts@...
Oct 1, 2003 6:42 pm
... A case of "I know what I want to do, but forgot to tell y'all". :) ... Tried this; no change. The problem isn't that "updates" are shown, it's that it...
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Tim Chase
gumnos@...
Oct 1, 2003 7:21 pm
... it ... output ... solution, ... Ah...to do this, you may need to use a vi clone other than vim that supports "open" mode (it's either "stevie" or...
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mikmach@...
Oct 1, 2003 7:36 pm
... The easiest way is to create _two_ mappings: map <F3> :Funny("normal")<cr> vmap <F3> :Funny("visual")<cr> And in function test for argument. m. -- Vim +...
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mikmach@...
Oct 1, 2003 7:37 pm
... About googling: is Yegappan's FAQ registered at DMOZ? I discovered that registration there can put your link at the very first page of results in Google...
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Tim Chase
gumnos@...
Oct 1, 2003 7:44 pm
... wow...learned something new! :) Unfortunately, this seems to require that vim be built with +visual which it's not. I eagerly ssh'ed onto the box to test...
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Keith Roberts
kroberts@...
Oct 1, 2003 7:49 pm
... I'd MUCH rather use the tools I know than YAP (Yet Another Program). ... Been there; done that. 'ex' == 'vim -e', and presumably I should be able to use...
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Tim Chase
gumnos@...
Oct 1, 2003 7:52 pm
... Well, they're just other vi clones, so there's little to relearn...I'm still hoping that some day open-mode will be implemented in vim :) Just my little ...
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Tim Chase
gumnos@...
Oct 1, 2003 8:24 pm
... Ah...I was running off the help xref'd at :he -s which is of the form -s {scriptin} so I assumed that ex's -s parameter would work the same way... :-S I ...
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Antoine J. Mechelynck
antoine.mechelynck@...
Oct 1, 2003 8:32 pm
... Yeah, I think so too. ... My pleasure. Tony....
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Kevin Tomasek
ktomasek@...
Oct 1, 2003 8:35 pm
All, I am currently using vim within a vncviewer in my office as my normal mode of operation. I do this so that when I go home I can access the same vnc...
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Antoine J. Mechelynck
antoine.mechelynck@...
Oct 1, 2003 8:50 pm
... ex -s myfile.txt < myscript.vim ? Regards, Tony....
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Charles E. Campbell
cec@...
Oct 1, 2003 9:09 pm
... AFAIK one can't determine if vim is currently in visual mode or not. ... fun! Test() range if mode() == 'n' && visualmode() =~ "[vV\<c-v>]" && \...
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Keith Roberts
kroberts@...
Oct 1, 2003 9:33 pm
... Uhhh... yeah ... I'd say a little example there would be MANDATORY, since the usage is completely contrary to other options!! Obviously, more than one...
