[SLUG] VIM

[Adams, Jamie]

Um, obviously it doesnt work when sending emails from work, so you wont be
able to see what I meant about the formatting.

Duh.


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> From: 	Adams, Jamie[SMTP:JAMIE.ADAMS at HOMEGROUP.ORG.UK]
> Reply To: 	scarborough at mailman.lug.org.uk
> Sent: 	28 August 2002 10:11
> To: 	'scarborough at mailman.lug.org.uk'
> Subject: 	[SLUG] VIM
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I have recently switched from Mandrake to Redhat.
> 
> Firstly:
> 
> VIM in Mandrake was very nice to use, under Redhat it has a few little
> differences that I find a little annoying. Namely:
> 
> When in Insert mode, my backspace key wont work, I have to move the cursor
> to the front of the word I want to delete and use the DEL button. This
> only
> happens in VIM, not any other apps.
> 
> Secondly (this may seem pedantic):
> 
> When I send an email composed with VIM (I use mutt), the text simply flows
> to the end of the screen and then wraps (like this message), this is okay,
> but under Mandrake it wrapped at about 80 characters along like this:
> 
> "I have to got the seat reservations today from Wetherspoons. We are going
> to 
> be sat upstairs in the no smoking section, which is just near the toilets.
> I
> 
> chose this area because it is usually quieter and its sectioned off a bit 
> from the main areas."
> 
> I like the way it layed it out under Mandrake better.
> 
> Does someone have a sample .vimrc file they could send me from a Mandrake
> system, or any suggestions?
> 
> 
> 
> 
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