Issues with vim in Redhat
Kenny Hitt
kenny at hittsjunk.net
Mon Mar 14 13:02:10 UTC 2005
Hi. The best way I've found is to add the line:
set noruler
to my ~/vimrc file.
If you don't want to create a .vimrc file, type the command:
:set noruler
at the beginning of your vim session to remove the ruler.
Hope this helps.
Kenny
On Mon, Mar 14, 2005 at 06:32:09AM -0600, Martin McCormick wrote:
> I recently am doing some work on a Redhat system and have
> discovered some issues with use of vim which is a new and improved
> form of vi. It may be improved, but it drives me nuts and is chatty
> to the point of distraction. If I use the l key to move the cursor, I
> don't hear the re-draw of the characters in the line but hear a
> running counter of the cursor position. This might be useful
> sometimes, but it normally is better to hear the characters one is
> moving over.
>
> The man page says that the -v flag makes it run more like the
> old vi, but it still chatters about everything but what I want it to
> chatter about.
>
> Is there anything else I can do to make vim more vi like? I
> believe it does have several useful features. I just need it to
> behave in a way that doesn't constantly disconnect me from what I am
> editing.
>
> Thanks for any good ideas.
>
> Martin McCormick WB5AGZ Stillwater, OK
> OSU Information Technology Division Network Operations Group
>
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