Re: Vim on the iPad

On Mar 20, 2013, at 8:22 AM, Jeroen Budts wrote:

> 2) Cut and paste between apps on Android is very easy. Tap-and-hold a
> piece of text and a small toolbar pops-up where you can select cut/copy.
> Then in another app you can tap-and-hold in a textfield and a paste
> button will show up. In Vimtouch you can use the default paste registers
> (*/+) to paste from and copy to the system clipboard.
>
> (3) The latest Vimtouch release (2.3, released yesterday) now uses some
> standaard Android interface to open files which let you choose files
> from other apps. This even allows you to immediately select a file from
> your Dropbox. A really nice improvement. I guess if you use SugarSync,
> it would also show up in that dialog.

Since getting my iPad, Jeroen, I haven spent very little time on my laptop. Before getting the iPad most of my time on the laptop was spent in Vim, primarily VimWiki. I really miss them. Even feel a little crippled without them. Seriously thinking about investing in a Nexus 10 just to run Vim.

The experience with the iPad has really gotten me irritated at Apple. I can understand that for many users locking up the operating system might be a good idea. But when it prevents others from configuring their systems the way they want, from using apps that would otherwise be open to them, it just seems wrong.

Regards,
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Eric Weir
Decatur, GA USA
eeweir@bellsouth.net

"Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position,
but certainty is an absurd one."

- Voltaire

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