Tavis Ormandy wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 01:44:50PM -0700, Brian L. Matthews wrote: > > > You don't need CTRL-W at all if you don't mind hitting more keys, but > > > since we do have it and configurable behaviour, why not cover all the > > > variations people could want? > > > > While this is more software design philosophy than vim-specific, it's > > because every configurable behavior requires code to parse the new option > > (however minimal), code to use the new option, one or more tests, > > documentation changes, it makes the code that little bit harder to maintain > > and learn, and it makes learning to use the software a little bit harder. If > > the new behavior is significantly better, then yes, why not. I'm not sure if > > this qualifies. > > > If you want software minimalism, you have a ton of editors to choose > from. > > > There's a difference between changing long-existing behavior and adding new > > behavior. Yes, I wouldn't be happy if bs=2 went away, I use that all the > > time (with BS). > > Umm, bs already has three options. Arguing that 3 is the perfect number > seems really odd. Any option that you wouldn't use doesn't make vim > better for you, but it sure does for other people... that's a good thing! > > I happily volunteer any of the options you use that I don't to make the > option counts neutral, how's that ;-) To make CTRL-W delete all text until the start of the file: :set bs=7 To make CTRL_W delete all text you ever wrote: :set bs=42 Intermediate values TBD. -- OLD WOMAN: King of the WHO? ARTHUR: The Britons. OLD WOMAN: Who are the Britons? "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" PYTHON (MONTY) PICTURES LTD /// Bram Moolenaar -- b...@moolenaar.net -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\ an exciting new programming language -- http://www.Zimbu.org /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org /// -- -- 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 because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_use+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/202004151806.03FI6E2A001307%40masaka.moolenaar.net.