Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Re: why is it so difficult to start using vim (may be just for me).

> After you've mastered the basics, browsing http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Getting_started is probably a good idea, too.
added it to my file so that I never ever forgett about it :)
>
> > https://github.com/MarcWeber/vim-addon-manager/blob/master/autoload/sample_vimrc_for_new_users.vim
> Here, I have to disagree. I think a "minimal" .vimrc for new users should NOT:
I've also changed the comments saying that its a guide showing what can
can be done rather than that everything should be copy pasted into a
personal .vimrc. Thanks for reminding me about that bad wording.

> 3. include text outside of comments after a "finish" statement. While
> a neat trick, this is just confusing, especially when syntax
> highlighting is turned on.
Well - people don't have to use it - but it really really gets the job
done: Just keep all your stuff in one file at the beginning and keep
notes - because at the beginning you will forget - but then you can
look them up again fast.

> I better example[s] .vimrc
> [vimrc_example.vim, http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Example_vimrc]
They are both referenced at the top now.

Thanks for your feedback :)

Marc Weber

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