Gary Johnson wrote:
[...]
One way to make sure that vim starts in
non-compatible mode is to make sure you have a .vimrc file in your
HOME directory, even if the file is empty.
[...]
This is true, but rather than an empty vimrc I suggest the following:
" Vim startup file
" Preferences which affect the menus must come first: uncomment if desired
if 0
" force English messages and menus regardless of locale
if has("unix")
language messages C
else
language messages en
endif
endif " if 0
" invoke the "example" vimrc
runtime vimrc_example.vim
" if and when we want to further customize Vim, we'll add more lines below
Best regards,
Tony.
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