Suresh Govindachar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Personally, the step mentioned below, viz., "moving the mouse to the > xterm" is a _big_ pain. As a user, what I like about the idea of a > shell inside vim is the means to avoid the mouse. <C-Z> in console > vim does avoid the mouse but it doesn't allow simultaneous view and > fast access of vim and the shell; and the shell from <C-Z> doesn't > support commands supported by a vim buffer.
Hi Suresh, Just use GNU screen <http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/>. There's no need for a mouse just to switch between vim and a shell at all. Regards, Frank
