.vimrc is the primary configuration file for the VIM text editor
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Calendar.vim E492: Not an editor command: Calendar
I am trying to install the calendar.vim plugin on mac osx snow leopard running gvim. I have pathogen.vim installed, so I followed the instructions on github to install calendar.vim from the terminal:
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How do I highlight the current line and the cursor in .vimrc?
I am trying to highlight the current line as well as the cursor position in Vim. Here's my .vimrc:
set cursorline
hi CursorLine ctermbg=8 ctermfg=15 "8 = dark gray, 15 = white
hi Cursor ctermbg=15 ...
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gvim colors the same as is the terminal
Is there a command I can put in the .vimrc to make gvim look like vim's setup in the terminal?
Same back ground, syntax highlighting, colors, and font.
To add to my question, is there a may for gvim ...
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Can't open syntax.vim error when using vimrc
When I try to open my .bashrc file. then it shows these lines:
Errordetected while processing /etc/vimrc:
line 45:
E848: Can't open file /usr/share/vim/vim70/syntax/syntax.vim
Press ENTER or type ...
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Why does insert-mode map “<F4>” unpredictably inserts itself or executes intended key strokes?
In Vim 7.3.1-762, mintty 1.1.2 (xterm), cygwin, Windows XP, the insert-mode map <F4> executes the intended key strokes at one time but inserts itself at another time. This undeterministic ...
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Utilize a different user's vimrc as well as vim folder
First of all, to prevent an X/Y Problem, I'll just state that what I really want is:
Run vim as the root user.
Instruct vim to use my nice pretty color scheme and all my plugins.
Do all this without ...
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How to consistently start Vim's command line to make a mapping work in any mode?
I try to normalize access to Vim's command line mode from any other mode in order to simplify my actual mappings. For example to make the <f6> key work from anywhere I define the following ...
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vim backspace not working normally
The Backspace key is not working as expected in vim and also in vi. It is working as the Delete key, and Delete key is deleting the char, but instead something wierd happens. But, for now, I am trying ...
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Saving with CTRL-s in vim
I have added this line in .vimrc so that pressing control-s saves the current file
:nmap <C-s> :w!<cr>
:imap <C-s> <esc>:w!<cr>
But this is not working. Any ...
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Solarized color definitions in vimrc file
The solarized theme defines some base colors and assigns those to variables, as seen here.
I would like to know how I can use these color definitions in my .vimrc file.
Currently, I use pathogen to ...
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Vimrc, map control-; to an action
How do I map holding down Ctrl and pressing ; in Vim?
It doesn't work on my Linux terminal. Ctrl-l works fine after putting <c-l> some_action in my vimrc, but <c-;> some_action does ...
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gvim pipes not reading zshrc when started from desktop
I'm using zsh as my default shell and using .zshrc to modify my environment variables. When I start gvim from terminal everything is fine however if I start gvim with the desktop icon, my env ...
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echo a customized message with VIM editor
How can I deltect if there is a file modification in VIM upon exiting (:q)?
If there is a file modification Vim echos
E37: No write since last change (add ! to override)
I want to override this ...
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How should I go about setting up vim-pathogen plug-ins for a group as a user with no root permissions?
I do not have root permission on a linux cluster, but I would like to share my vim-plugins to all other members of a linux group using vim-pathogen. We have a group-accessible folder, so that's where ...
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Is it possible to create and use menus in (terminal-based) vim?
I'm setting up virtualized Linux boxes (as local development servers) for developers at a company that is primarily Windows-based, and some of developers make negative cracks about vim (among other ...
