Subject: Re: vim troubles -- Please help with configuration
To: mowestusa <mowestusa@yahoo.com>
From: Lubomir Sedlacik <salo@Xtrmntr.org>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 08/25/2006 10:02:54
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hi,

On Thu, Aug 24, 2006 at 08:56:21PM -0700, mowestusa wrote:
> I have been googling, and searching the vim
> documentation but I'm just not finding the answers to
> my issues with vim. I'm coming from a Linux background
> where I can do all of the following, but I can't do
> the same in vim on NetBSD. Any help or pointing me to
> vim documentation which is specific to NetBSD would be
> helpful.
>=20
> I'm running vim 7.0 (binary) in NetBSD 3.0.1 on i386
> without x.
>=20
> 1. The backspace nor the delete key work in vim on
> NetBSD.
>   - Have not tried any solutions because unsure what
> issue could be (differently done keymapping in NetBSD
> or something else?)
>=20
> 2. vim scripts do not run even though they have been
> placed in the ~/.vim/plugin directory.
>    - I have my .vimrc file in ~/
>    - I have in the .vimrc file "set
> runtimepath=3D~/.vim"
>    - Seems to be the only configuration needed in vim
> for Unix
>=20
> 3. Can not see a status bar on the bottom.
>    - I have never had this happen in Linux, so I'm
> usure what could be the cause of this in NetBSD.
>=20
> 4. Arrow keys seem to malfunction when in insert mode,
> not moving the cursor.
>=20
>=20
> Any help would be appreciated. I'm finding lots of
> configuration information for Linux, but nothing
> NetBSD specific, and my fixes have not fixed anything
> as yet. I'm surprised by the difference in vim between
> the two opporating systems.

for starter, try putting these in your ~/.vimrc:

set nocompatible
set ruler
set backspace=3D2

description for each of the settings is in vim help.


regards,

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