On Mon, 2006-10-09 at 13:35 -0600, Clint Savage wrote: > VIM 7.0 > > Here's a list of a couple of the newer cooler features. > > http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2006/09/visual-walk-through-of-couple-of-new.html >
There are a couple of things about these new vim features that have really started to bug me. They are that the advanced features like completion, etc require an emacs-like keystroke to enable. In Visual Studio, Kdevelop, or eclipse, the editor is a lot smarter than that. Simply typing "." or "->" after an object name presents a drop-down list of possibilities, which narrows as you type. This is similar to the Omni completion thing in Vim 7, but doesn't require C-x C-o key stroke. If I wanted a hand cramp I'd have used emacs in the first place. Of course completion in Visual Studio, Kdevelop, and eclipse is a whole different ballgame, since these environments actually parse the code as you type and detects the context of the word you're trying to complete. Vim cannot do that without external help. So I'm torn between the wonderful eclipse environment of completion, integrated refactoring tools, etc, and the wonderful two-mode Vim interface. And no the vim plugin for eclipse does not cut it (and the vim plugin for Visual Studio isn't what you think it is). Michael > Cheers, > > Clint > > On 10/9/06, Doran L. Barton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Chris Carey wrote: > > > Can I please get some suggestions for free development environments on > > > Linux? > > > > > > I've used NetBeans for Java dev many years ago. I'm looking for > > > something for C and C++ code. > > > > Google for Eclipse or Kdevelop. > > > > -=Fozz > > > > -- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] is Doran L. Barton, president/CTO, Iodynamics LLC > > Iodynamics: IT and Web services by Linux/Open Source specialists > > "Do not turn upside down." > > -- Seen on the bottom of a prepackaged dessert > > > > > > > > > > /* > > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > > Don't fear the penguin. > > */ > > > > > > > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
