Re: screen not updated after backspace

Hi,

Sven Eppler wrote:
>
> since about a week on my server vim behaves strange. The backspace-key
> is working correctly beside the fact, that the deleted characters are
> not removed from the screen. Only when leaving insert-mode or switch
> lines the screen will get updated and the deleted characters will
> vanish from the screen.
>
> e.g.: when backspacing 5 characters and typing 4 new, the newly typed
> chars will be shown correctly, but the first backspaced char will stay
> again until i leave the insert-mode or navigate into another line.

in addition to the 'compatible' option you might want to look at the
'cpoptions' option. If it includes a lower-case 'v' Vim behaves the
way you noticed (:help cpo-v).

Regards,
Jürgen

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