Tagged Questions
2
votes
2answers
260 views
How to enable vim addon packages?
I have installed vim-nox as well as vim-latexsuite and vim-outliner on Ubuntu 12.10. There's nothing wrong with Vim but neither of the add-on packages does anything. What do I have to do to in order ...
1
vote
0answers
56 views
Vim R plugin installation problem on Ubuntu in Android phone
There was another thread on vim-R-plugin but since it was bit old, I started this new thread. Also my situation is kind of different, since I am trying this on a mobile device, Samsung vibrate.
I ...
3
votes
1answer
251 views
Vim high CPU usage upon opening JS files
Vim and especially Gvim stops responding and utilizes 100% of CPU upon opening big .js files (1000+ lines). Pressing Ctrlc stops the process. Whatever Vim does trying to open the file, it displays the ...
4
votes
3answers
353 views
Vim unnamed register + or *
Im using Vim 7.3 in Ubuntu and I'm having a little problem copying to the system clipboard with the following command "+y but I'm getting the following error: E354: Invalid register name: '+'
In my ...
4
votes
2answers
1k views
Why can't vim find syntax.vim on my fresh Ubuntu installation?
I'm trying to make some basic customizations to vim. All I want is some syntax highlighting, etc. Basically, not just plain text.
I have a basic .vimrc file. It shows errors each time vim starts up ...
2
votes
2answers
522 views
How to Display Hidden Characters While Typing?
How can I configure vim to display hidden characters like tabs or spaces ONLY while those characters are typed? I do not want tabs and/or space replaced with special characters like ">" or "_" when ...
2
votes
1answer
52 views
How to Re-Create Missing Vim Directory?
The /etc/vim directory and the symlinks from /usr/share/vim to it are missing. Does anyone know how to re-create the directory and links?
18
votes
6answers
10k views
How to copy text from vim to an external program?
I'm trying to copy-paste some text from vim. I'm doing v to enter visual mode, then y once I selected my block.
It appears to copy the text into vim's clipboard, because p will paste it.
But in ...
6
votes
4answers
2k views
delete line in vi
How can I delete a line in VI?
Here what I am doing right now:
Open up the terminal alt + ctrl + t
vi a.txt
I move my cursor to the line which I wan to delete, then what key-combination is should ...
4
votes
2answers
666 views
Fixing CTRL-* in vim under GNU screen
When running vim under GNU screen, I'm finding that combinations of CTRL with the arrow and Pg* keys don't work as expected.
I'm using the Ubuntu 10.10 vim-gnome package.
On a different machine, ...
