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Date:      Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:47:33 +0200
From:      Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
To:        Troy <troy@twisted.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Vim insert mode requires 'i' three times
Message-ID:  <20080314114733.GA3248@kobe.laptop>
In-Reply-To: <20080314042248.GA47391@twisted.net>
References:  <20080314042248.GA47391@twisted.net>

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On 2008-03-13 23:22, Troy <troy@twisted.net> wrote:
> I'm not sure if anyone has seen this but it started a few months ago.
> When I startup vim I have to hit 'i' three times to get it to go into
> insert mode.  I started troubleshooting my .vimrc file and figured out
> that as long as I have a .vimrc file, even if it's completely blank it
> exhibits this behavior.  I notice that there is a 'c' letter in the
> buffer upon startup but again there is nothing that is in the .vimrc
> file that is causing this to load.

It sounds like you are using the wrong terminal type.

Is this a console-based session of VIM?  Is it under X11?

What is your TERM value?




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