Simple vim questions

[iarwain]

Hi, I have 2 questions about vim:

1) I have line numbers enabled. If I want to copy a piece of code and paste it in another place, the line numbers are also copied. I mean, I can't select the text without the line numbers.

2) If I am at the beginning of a line and I press left-arrow button, it does nothing. it remains at the beginning of the same line. I'd like it to go to the end of the previous line.

Can you help me?

[sfragis]

1) I have line numbers enabled. If I want to copy a piece of code and paste it in another place, the line numbers are also copied. I mean, I can't select the text without the line numbers.

Line numbers are no copied with Gvim (Kvim); of course if you're using bare vim in console or terminal... you have no chance at all.
To enable line numbers for Gvim only, paste "set number" in ~/.gvimrc.

2) If I am at the beginning of a line and I press left-arrow button, it does nothing. it remains at the beginning of the same line. I'd like it to go to the end of the previous line.

Paste this in your ~/.vimrc:

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set   ww=b,s,<,>,[,],~

[iarwain]

Line numbers are no copied with Gvim (Kvim); of course if you're using bare vim in console or terminal... you have no chance at all.
To enable line numbers for Gvim only, paste "set number" in ~/.gvimrc.

OK, I'll be switch to gvim.

Paste this in your ~/.vimrc:

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set   ww=b,s,<,>,[,],~

That did the trick.

Thanks dude!

[iarwain]

Just another question... how can I show fileformat:encoding:filetype|filesize info in commandline? Cream (based on vim) does it, like this. But I couldn't find the piece of code.

[sfragis]

You have to customize the statusline variable, type "<ESC>:help statusline" (w/o doublequotes) from within vim to get the relative help page, there's plenty of options . Also a "grep statusline" among Cream's sources may be helpful.

[aidy]

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selecting lines without numbers works fine here in vim

I have another problem though, I can't copy paste from vim to other applications.

[iarwain]

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selecting lines without numbers works fine here in vim

I have another problem though, I can't copy paste from vim to other applications.

Are you sure it's vim and not gvim?

You have to customize the statusline variable, type "<ESC>:help statusline" (w/o doublequotes) from within vim to get the relative help page, there's plenty of options . Also a "grep statusline" among Cream's sources may be helpful.

Thank you for the hint, it worked.

EDIT: BBCode syntax correction

[transienteagle]

Aidy,


I actually use the microsoft Ctrl C / V et al bindings by including the following in vimrc.local which makes it more intuitive

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source $VIMRUNTIME/mswin.vim 

Using these bindings makes it possible to cut and paste into other applications like openoffice etc in a consistant manner.

rgds

TE

[aidy]

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selecting lines without numbers works fine here in vim

I have another problem though, I can't copy paste from vim to other applications.

Are you sure it's vim and not gvim?

You have to customize the statusline variable, type "<ESC>:help statusline" (w/o doublequotes) from within vim to get the relative help page, there's plenty of options . Also a "grep statusline" among Cream's sources may be helpful.

Thank you for the hint, it worked.

OF COURSE I'M SURE

http://www.animewine.com/aidy/images/Sc ... 6-busy.png

does this look like gvim?

[aidy]

nah, I hate pressing ctrl-c
middle click is the rawkage

It worked on the vim version included in dapper, but the ones in edgy and gentoo (~amd64) don't work with select and middle click, I can't even select copy from the gnome-terminal right click menu. Same in xterm.

[iarwain]

Sorry for the question, I just wanted to be sure. Could you post the relevant .vimrc snippet please?

[transienteagle]

Aidy,

nah, I hate pressing ctrl-c
middle click is the rawkage

LOL

You are more purist that I am methinks

I tend to use vim (gvim) for just about everything nowadays and just cut and paste to openoffice for the final tarting up.

rgds

TE

[aidy]

Sorry for the question, I just wanted to be sure. Could you post the relevant .vimrc snippet please?

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adriaan@mellotron ~ $ cat ~/.vimrc
:syntax enable
:set number
:set ruler
:set mouse:a
:set scrolloff=3
:set smartindent

[iarwain]

Thank you, ":set mouse:a" was the key

[ciaranm]

Uh, instead of using that mswin.vim crap, you could just learn to use vim properly... "+y to copy to the X clipboard. This only works if vim was built against X libraries.

[transienteagle]

ciaranm,

Uh, instead of using that mswin.vim crap, you could just learn to use vim properly... "+y to copy to the X clipboard

Ha! lol

Its very good to know that you are still around and banging the drum for vim, which, incidentally, I still think is best suited for hairy chested C programming types rather than us svelte ruby types.

Wish you well

rgds

TE

ps using "+y and ggVG et al makes me feel like I'am playing a computer game. A simple crtl c / v/ a is where its at. lol

[ciaranm]

Its very good to know that you are still around and banging the drum for vim, which, incidentally, I still think is best suited for hairy chested C programming types rather than us svelte ruby types.

Pfff. Vim 7 has context-aware code completion for Ruby.

[transienteagle]

ciaranm,

Pfff. Vim 7 has context-aware code completion for Ruby.

Just upgraded a couple of days ago to 7 and have just tried out the code completion following your comment above ........Its neat......to say the least.

Don't you think its slightly ironic that ctrl x & o do the job considering the conversation above.

rgds

TE

[aidy]

right so now I compiled with X support, and pasting works now, but I can't resize the buffer windows anymore :/

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oh and it selects line numbers