On 3 May 2017 at 13:11, Alla <vitale.a...@gmail.com> wrote: > I see your point, and thank you for explaining this. As a beginner in > programming > I still can't decipher a good advice from a bad one. That one sounded > reasonable for those who are just starting using Vim, and this could help > them > to develop a physical habit of avoiding "easy" conventional tools, which are > redundant and not useful in Vim.
Let me be more specific in this case. The arrow keys are designed to help you navigate. No matter what Vim enthusiasts say, I do not consider using arrow keys is a problem. You have to use arrow keys in other application, so using them is not a bad habit. It is especially the case in Insert Mode, as there are no alternatives. > And no, I didn't start the new instance of Vim. I just did, and, yes, it > works. > > Could you, please, share what types of changes/settings are reasonable > to add to vimrc? There are simply too many settings in Vim. I believe you can find a lot of tutorials. It is process of continuous learning. And people normally also have a lot of plugins, which may or may not be reflected in their .vimrc files. I have an old Linux .vimrc already on the web. Although it is a bit outdated, my current .vimrc on Mac is evolved from that one. Maybe you can consult that one first: http://wyw.dcweb.cn/vim/.vimrc.html It is commented, and you can do ":help keyword" for features you are not familiar with. A few more additions: " The plugin package bundled with Vim 8 is useful, when you " accidentally opening a file a second time. if v:version >= 800 packadd! editexisting endif " Vim 7+ has spelling check if has('syntax') nmap <silent> <F7> :setlocal spell!<CR> imap <silent> <F7> <C-O>:setlocal spell!<CR> endif " Make syntax highlighting more accurate by synchronizing more lines au BufReadPost * syn sync minlines=1000 -- Yongwei Wu URL: http://wyw.dcweb.cn/ -- -- You received this message from the "vim_mac" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_mac" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_mac+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
