On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 10:42:59PM +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 09:51:50AM +0100, Darac Marjal wrote: > > On Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 10:33:03PM +0300, David Baron wrote: > > > On prior 32-bit installation, had insert/replace explicitly activated by > > > insert key and function shown at bottom. Also had line number, % of file > > > shown. > > > > > > Current installation lack this and insert function is problematic at > > > best, > > > barely usable. Rc-files look the same. > > > > > > What am I missing? > > > > As far as I remember, the default vim is "vim-tiny" which lacks quite a > > few nice features. Try installing "vim" or "vim-nox" and see if that > > helps. > > Fairly sure that vim-tiny has those features.
oops, just checked and doesn't show % or line number but does indicate whether in INSERT mode. -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --- Malcolm X -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140714130959.GA23491@tal