This seems like a perennial topic[1], that regularly gets dismissed -- vertically scrolling by "screen lines" vs. "real lines".
In addition to casting yet another vote to get this feature added, I would just like to remind users that there is a "compelling advantage" to having this ability, best described IMHO in Paul Tremblay's 2001 post below -- since reading/writing long-lines is almost unbearable -- I often get disoriented, and stressed when the display jerks up/down random distances. (Yes, ideally we probably should be working with short lines, but long-lines inevitably crop up in numerous places.) Although, I think Vim *already* can do this, if the line is long enough to fill the entire display! So, I would blindly speculate, implementing proper screen-line scrolling shouldn't be too hard? :P [1] 2001 "scrolling long lines": http://marc.info/?l=vim&m=100485909423627&w=2 2002 "smooth scroll": http://marc.info/?l=vim&m=102468968303594&w=2 2005 "how to view a long line": http://marc.info/?l=vim&m=111466655128136&w=2 2009 "can vim jump line by screen-line": http://groups.google.com/group/vim_use/browse_thread/thread/85318546ec889513/73ac449d902662e6 2010 "long lines and scrolling": http://groups.google.com/group/vim_use/browse_thread/thread/ed77cb8d39ff1bbf/31d252de859a80d5 -- 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
