On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 08:55:04AM -0400, Eric Weir wrote: > > I've started writing with Vim. For now it'll be mainly in my journal and to > keep todo lists. Very awkward, of course, but I can move around; insert and > delete text; create, save, and open files. > > I did ":set linebreak" in a file. I see that it isn't retained when I save, > close, and then reopen a file. How do I make this default? in your .[g]vimrc put set linebreak
> > I'm finding h, j, k, l; e, b; $, 0; and H, M, L a bit limited as ways to move > around the screen. Is there a way to move up or down from what is displayed > as one line on the screen when "linebreak" is set to another, i.e., within > what Vim actually considers a line, i.e., text between two <CR>s? > > Finally, can I specify a default font? If so, how do I determine what fonts > are available? in your .gvimrc put something along the lines of (note that only the last example below is uncommented) " set the X11 font to use " set guifont=-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--14-130-75-75-c-70-iso8859-1 " set guifont=Andale_Mono:h10:w "set guifont=Courier_New:b:h9 "set guifont=-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--14-130-75-75-c-70-iso8859-1 "set guifont=Courier\ New\ Bold\ 14 "set guifont=Triskweline\ Bold\ 12 "set guifont=Bitstream_Vera_Sans_Mono_Bold:h9:b:cANSI "set guifont=Bitstream\ Vera\ Sans\ Mono\ Bold "set guifont=-windows-proggyclean-medium-r-normal--13-80-96-96-c-70-iso8859-1 "set guifont=-xos4-terminus-bold-r-normal--16-160-72-72-c-80-iso8859-1 "set guifont=-xos4-terminus-bold-r-normal--20-200-72-72-c-100-iso8859-1 "set guifont=ProFontWindows\ 16 "set guifont=ProFontWindows\ 18 "set guifont=Monospace\ 14 "set guifont=Droid\ Sans\ Mono\ 14 set guifont=Terminus\ 12 > > For now I'm using MacVim for now, since it allows me to started a little more > quickly than I would be able to with regular Vim, especially with file > handling. > > Forgive me ridiculously elementary questions. I know there is excellent > documentation in Vim itself, online, and in books. I'll make better use of > them once I'm over the initial hurdles. > > Thanks, > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Eric Weir > Decatur, GA USA > eew...@bellsouth.net > > > > > -- > You received this message from the "vim_use" 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 from the "vim_use" 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
