> I first started reading the documentation in a web browser & found it very
> hard going. Page after page of uniform black text on a white background that
> was very thorough indeed.
>
> So I started to search the Internet for people's hints, tips, vimrc's, etc &
> then read most of the online vim wiki before finally settling upon calling
> specific parts of the documentation when needed & slowly started to
> understand the way it was written. This mailing list is an invaluable
> resource of very helpful people who are very patient & friendly to newcomers
> (some other lists are the exact opposite I'm afraid to say. Not vim related
> ones however) so in time it's all starting to drop into place.
I don't do quite all that--yet--but it's a version of what I do. I'm really a novice, but I've learned a lot. Most of it I owe to this list. I woulda given up on vim very early on without it. And I agree, people here are kind, even to novices like me.
Regards,
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Eric Weir
"With an ounce of willingness, everything can change."
- Kim
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