Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 10:13:19 -0600 From: Joshua Lokken <joshua.lokken@gmail.com> To: Leon <leonmk@optonline.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: VIM Message-ID: <bc5b63850412220813709dbbba@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <000601c4e78e$c13ed7f0$a23db918@D1TWQX41> References: <000601c4e78e$c13ed7f0$a23db918@D1TWQX41>
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On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 13:56:18 -0500, Leon <leonmk@optonline.net> wrote: > Hi, > > I have installed a VIM editor. > When I create a new file with this editor, I can't type anything. > What is wrong. Probably nothing. If you are, indeed, new to the vi editor, then you have a steep learning curve ahead of you, and you'll want to do some reading and use one of the many vi tutorials online to get your head around how this editor works, because it is absolutely not intuitive. Some good starting points are: 'man vi(1)' http://www.unb.ca/documentation/UNIX/tips/vim/ http://www.apmaths.uwo.ca/~xli/vim/vim_tutorial.html http://www.lecb.ncifcrf.gov/~toms/vi.html -- Joshua Lokken Open Source Advocate
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