[...]
> The problem is sometimes that it's too complete, and isn't organized by
> the person who's looking for the information (naturally). Google often
> cuts through that problem (e.g. by allowing synonyms that the help
> writer didn't consider, or terms that aren't fully correct).
[...]
Yes, the Vim help is as complete and as accurate as is humanly possible,
but sometimes it presents a needle-and-haystack problem. This, however,
has been greatly alleviated, first (in Vim 6.2 IIRC) by the :helpgrep
command, and later (Vim 7.x) by the helphelp.txt helpfile, which
centralizes all "help on searching help" (except the short summary found
by hitting F1) in a single place. Hence the "must read" in my previous post.
And I'll add here: even if you do find something which seems relevant
about Vim by Googling or by searching the Wikipedia, always check it
afterwards with the online help, where you may find that your Google
info is perhaps slightly out-of-date, or omits just the corner case
which is giving you problems now.
Best regards,
Tony.
--
"A wizard cannot do everything; a fact most magicians are reticent to
admit, let alone discuss with prospective clients. Still, the fact
remains that there are certain objects, and people, that are, for one
reason or another, completely immune to any direct magical spell. It
is for this group of beings that the magician learns the subtleties of
using indirect spells. It also does no harm, in dealing with these
matters, to carry a large club near your person at all times."
-- The Teachings of Ebenezum, Volume VIII
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