Re: Vim on the iPad

On 12/30/2012 02:33 PM, Jeroen Budts wrote:
> On 12/30/2012 07:26 PM, Eric Weir wrote:
>>
>> I'm likely to purchase an iPad soon and I'm wondering if there have been
>> any developments since the discussion here back in September.
>> <http://groups.google.com/group/vim_use/browse_frm/month/2012-09> At
>> that time absence of the escape and control keys, lack of a file system,
>> and getting files to and from the iPad were the main obstacles.
>>
>> There were work-arounds for most of them, but most of them, especially
>> those addressing the lack of a file system, were complicated and
>> over-the-head of this non-techie user. But that was true of Vim itself
>> when I first contemplated giving it a try, and now whether there's a way
>> to get it working on an iPad is a consideration in thinking about
>> purchasing an iPad.
>>
>> So I thought I'd check to see if the situation has changed since
>> September.
>
> I have no idea about the ipad, but I do have some experience in running
> Vim on a cheap Android tablet.
>
> For Android there are at least 3 methods:
> * vimtouch: which is a touch-optimized version of vim, but restricted by
> the normal android rules (no access to most files etc). For me
> personally that is rahter useless.
> * Terminal IDE: This is a lightweight Unix environment for Android which
> includes a fully functional vim.
> * Debian Kit: this allows you to install a full (terminal only) Debian
> (or Ubuntu) on your Android, which runs together with Android. I really
> like this, as it allows you to install most commandline applications
> using apt-get, including a full vim (with Python, Ruby) etc, with your
> own config, plugins etc.
>
> Considering the keyboard: if you install the 'hackers keyboard' (free
> from Google Play) you get a full qwerty keyboard which includes keys
> like control and escape.
>
> Not sure if this helps...
>
> Jeroen
>


One issue I've run into with Vim on stock Android was that I couldn't
get either the Esc or the ctrl-[ key to work from the external key-
board. Both would result in ^@ character.

Is this something that can be fixed? I'm only interested in working
with the external keyboard because I can't understand how people
can use touch keyboard for anything more than 5-8 characters at
a time like typing in a url or something like that.

-ak

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