vim (Vi IMproved) is a text editor supporting different editing modes.
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No syntax coloring in vim for me, but ok for my students
My students get syntax coloring in vim, but I don't!
Even when I "syntax on" as a command syntax on or put it in my .vimrc and/or .exrc.
The terminal is xterm.
I am missing something in vim or is ...
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vi: backspace in insert mode not erasing characters
I am new to vi, actually I have started learning vi from today and I have got stuck at the behavior of the backspace key. Actually when I fired up vi on my Ubuntu 12.04 for the first time my backspace ...
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How to consistently start Vim's command line to make a mapping work in any mode?
I try to normalize access to Vim's command line mode from any other mode in order to simplify my actual mappings. For example to make the <f6> key work from anywhere I define the following ...
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vim how to configure backspace and delete key's both as normal
How to configure following keys in vim?
Backspace key to delete a character backwards.
Delete key to delete a character forwards.
After reading some posts, I got to know that only one of those can ...
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Vim syntax highlight length-delimited fields
I'm trying to write a vim syntax file for SVN dump files. The part I can't figure out is the section like this:
Fooprop: Val1
Text-content-length: 20
Barprop: Val2
...
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Expanding functionality of case switching commands in Vim
In my current work of refactoring a fairly large codebase, I find myself wanting to replace apostrophes and quotes with each other from time to time.
Up until now I've been applying s/"/'/g for ...
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How to change Vim's command type mode programmatically?
Is there a simple way to switch from one command type mode to another without loosing the current command line?
In my ~/.vimrc file I remap the <space> and <c-space> character, coming ...
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vim auto complete custom list
I had these two questions about this function
" how do I load a file into a list here?
" set some variable
func! CustomComplete()
" and then read the variable here so that b:list = a \n split ...
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Beep when typing backslash in cvim normal mode
I installed the cvim plugin for vim.
Almost all the cvim commands start with '\'.
But I when enter this character in normal mode, all I hear is a beep. Nothing happens. What might be causing this ...
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Vi: On startup, highlight tags and display tags in a preview window
I am using vi as a note-taking and outlining tool. I am constructing the "tags" file by myself. What I would like to do is that when I open my notes or
outline file, vi reads the tags present in this ...
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Wildmenu “closes” when opening a single item directory
TLDR;
I want to open wildmenu with <Tab> and keep it open until I open a file.
Suppose that I have the following directory structure:
./file1
./file2
./dir1/file3
./dir1/dir2/file4
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Is there a file menu plugin for vim (not gVim) that creates a text-based GUI menu system?
I'm curious to see if there are any plugins that create a menu inside vim (not gVim). Perhaps something simple like a menu bar at the top, with drop down menus that are drawn with text.
EDIT: The ...
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Launch R code from within vim-r-plugin as separate window instead of inside tmux/screen?
I use the vim-r-plugin to write R code in vim. It is a nice plugin and I love that the plugin lets me run code directly from within vim.
However, the R prompt is opened in a console which is ...
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ls and vim color on SunOS 5.8/Solaris 8
I want to use ls and vim with color on Sunos 5.8
SunOS 5.8 Generic_117350-11 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Blade-2500
I have installed ls (GNU coreutils) 6.9 and vim 7.2
In ~/.cshrc:
setenv TERM sun-color ...
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How should I go about setting up vim-pathogen plug-ins for a group as a user with no root permissions?
I do not have root permission on a linux cluster, but I would like to share my vim-plugins to all other members of a linux group using vim-pathogen. We have a group-accessible folder, so that's where ...
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Vim - Cursorline turns on after saving a remote file
Using vim scp://.... I open a remote file.
cursorline is not shown until I save the file(:w). When I type :w and enter password, cursorline appears.If I type :set nocursorline it disappears but again ...
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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 ...
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Using VIM, how do I remap directional keys from right hand to left hand?
This is the best solution I've seen so far:
" Map Right Directionals to Left Commands
noremap s h
noremap d k
noremap f j
noremap g l
" Map Left Commands to Right Directionals
noremap h s
noremap k ...
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how to focus different `regions`(Ctrl-a S) via mouse-click in `screen`?
When I start vim in a screen session, and activate the mouse:
:set mouse=a
the mouse remains disabled. I cannot switch tabs via mouse click.
How can I configure screen so that mouse support in vim ...
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Trouble with Vim Auto Commands from Learn Vimscript the Hard Way
I have been working through the examples and exercises in Steve Losh's book Learn Vimscript the Hard Way, and I have hit some serious trouble in chapter 12 on Auto Commands. I am running MacVim on ...
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screen flashes when I press ^S in gvim
I bind ^S in gvim, by:
map <C-S> :w<CR>
Now if I press the ^S combination, althrough file is saved (I saw the XXX written message), but gvim window flashes, is there a way to avoid that?
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Annoying process table in vim with altgr
I have a problem under vim. When I want to do a "{" (Alt r + 4) most of the time no problem.
But some times a strange character appear like "^\" and if I do Ctrl+C a process table appear . I then ...
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Configuring Vim in NACT
I am trying to configure vim in NACT to be used with Nautilus right click, but it does not work. I used:
/usr/bin/vim
Parameter %f (or %d/%f)
But nothing happen. A ps -ef shows the process as ...
