Wichert Akkerman declaimed: > Previously Caleb Shay wrote: > > I second this. For example, at the bottom of /etc/vim/vimrc there are > > several lines commented out "as they cause vim to behave a lot different > > from regular vi". However, as was pointed out below, vim is NOT the > > default vi when you install, so why not enable some more of it's better > > features. > > Because I'm not willing to for several reasons: > > 1. every time I enable a feature that makes vim a bit more unlike vi > I get multiple bugreports > 2. vim is very well documented, if people want to try any of its > features they can trivially enable them themselves > 3. which features you want enabled is a very personal choice, one that I > am not willing to make for users. So I'll always pick the choice > that makes vim more like stock vi. This keeps things consistent > and prevents endless debates.
I don't at all mind having a vimrc file with lines commented out that the user can enable. Note that this is the strategy for bash. What would be helpful is a README.Debian file in /usr/doc/vim that alerts the user to the existence of /etc/vim/vimrc and its nice set of potential customizations. I had overlooked the vim stuff in /etc, but I have learned to check the /usr/doc directory. -- Paul Mackinney | Another look at Sept 11 [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.copvcia.com/
