Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:22:48 -0700 From: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> To: Mel Flynn <mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> Cc: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: vim question... Message-ID: <20090615212247.GG37102@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <200906151314.45257.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> References: <20090615024643.GA33420@thought.org> <87fxe179ym.fsf@kobe.laptop> <20090615204554.GC37102@thought.org> <200906151314.45257.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net>
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On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 01:14:44PM -0800, Mel Flynn wrote: > On Monday 15 June 2009 12:45:54 Gary Kline wrote: > > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 07:12:01PM +0300, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > > > > In vim, with "set compatible" enabled", typing 'u' repeatedly toggles > > > between the last two states of the buffer. In "compatible" mode I am > > > not sure of how to undo multiple changes. In "set nocompatible" mode, > > > typing 'u' repeatedly undoes multiple changes, and typing '^R' multiple > > > times redoes them. > > > > I've saved this to my vimHelp file. > > Really, when using new software it's not a bad thing to get familiar with it. > This is covered in lesson 2.7 from the vim tutorial, accessible by typing > vimtutor in a terminal near you. > > Running vim in compatible mode, you might as well run vi as it has roughly the > same quirks. You won't get the "Improved" part, when you don't investigate > what the software is capable of. The vimtutor is excellent for this and you > may still decide that your fingers are too old to get used to the improved > stuff, like I'm incapable of learning emacs. i first used vim in the mid 90's -- guessing, but your point is well taken. gary PS: if gvim ever evolves into a word-processor, life will be *perfect* ;-) > -- > Mel -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org For FBSD list: http://transfinite.thought.org/slicejourney.php The 4.98a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php
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