On Nov 6, 11:30 am, Andrei Popescu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 05, 2007 at 03:10:50PM -0800, David Brodbeck wrote: > > Using vi requires you to keep track of the editor's state in your head -- > > you have to remember whether it's in input mode or command mode. I've > > never been able to do that reliably. > > set showmode
And if you really want "-- INSERT --" to scream at you, make it red, by putting this in .gvimrc AFTER the line that loads your colorscheme. hi ModeMsg guibg=bg guifg=red gui=bold rd -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]